Nick_7
28-Oct-2005, 11:16 PM
Hello everybody, I would like to state my views on martial arts and religion mixing together. But in no way will I force myself upon you in my religion,because I'm not going to talk about any specific religion, which is why I didn't post this on religion.
Alright, well, some people may think I am completely contradicting what I've said earlier in my other threads, but I tell you I was completely misunderstood, so disregard anything you thought I said. ( This is for the people who've read my other threads : P, but, in no way is this just for them, it is for all to share in ( that's a joke guys, guys that read my thread will get it . . . . lol, contradictions contradictions . . . . )
So here we go. I don't believe martial arts has anything to do with religion at first, or even has to at all. Fighting is fighting, you can become just as good as a 50 year buddist kung fu master who participates thuroughly in his religios practices without doing it the way he did. The art of combat is what it is, combat. Do you think 100000 years of training is going to stop a bullet from going through your head and killing you? No, well . . . . maybe, you could probably do some crazy stuff if you trained for 100000 years . . . so let's bump it down to 50 years just for practical purposes.
I do believe though that religion helps you to focus, and apply your martial arts when the time need be. It could be the thing that stops you from getting sued, beat down, killed, or arrested when you get called, nigger, cracker, whatever names there may be that would offend somebody to violence. I also have my own philosphies on how and when fighting should be applied, which is basically the same things any martial arts instructor would tell you. I've noticed in myself that as I grow in my knowledge of combat, I have less of an urge to prove I can beat somebody. Unless it's sparring of course, but I'm very competitive also. But, to tell the truth I hate sparring, because it goes against the meaning of my training ( unless it's judo . . . ) which is to take out your enemy as soon as possible, to basically break something or kill them before they have a chance to harm you, or anybody else. ( Please note that I am talking about very serious situations on the street, you should not use lethal force unless you need to! )
On another note, if you want to practice your religious beliefs with your martial arts, you should find, or start a martial arts dojo that teaches that along with the martial art. This is so people would see that this particular dojo has religion with it, so if you don't want it, go to another place. Or they could just have a particular class for groups of people who don't want any religious insite. What do the rest of you think?
Alright, well, some people may think I am completely contradicting what I've said earlier in my other threads, but I tell you I was completely misunderstood, so disregard anything you thought I said. ( This is for the people who've read my other threads : P, but, in no way is this just for them, it is for all to share in ( that's a joke guys, guys that read my thread will get it . . . . lol, contradictions contradictions . . . . )
So here we go. I don't believe martial arts has anything to do with religion at first, or even has to at all. Fighting is fighting, you can become just as good as a 50 year buddist kung fu master who participates thuroughly in his religios practices without doing it the way he did. The art of combat is what it is, combat. Do you think 100000 years of training is going to stop a bullet from going through your head and killing you? No, well . . . . maybe, you could probably do some crazy stuff if you trained for 100000 years . . . so let's bump it down to 50 years just for practical purposes.
I do believe though that religion helps you to focus, and apply your martial arts when the time need be. It could be the thing that stops you from getting sued, beat down, killed, or arrested when you get called, nigger, cracker, whatever names there may be that would offend somebody to violence. I also have my own philosphies on how and when fighting should be applied, which is basically the same things any martial arts instructor would tell you. I've noticed in myself that as I grow in my knowledge of combat, I have less of an urge to prove I can beat somebody. Unless it's sparring of course, but I'm very competitive also. But, to tell the truth I hate sparring, because it goes against the meaning of my training ( unless it's judo . . . ) which is to take out your enemy as soon as possible, to basically break something or kill them before they have a chance to harm you, or anybody else. ( Please note that I am talking about very serious situations on the street, you should not use lethal force unless you need to! )
On another note, if you want to practice your religious beliefs with your martial arts, you should find, or start a martial arts dojo that teaches that along with the martial art. This is so people would see that this particular dojo has religion with it, so if you don't want it, go to another place. Or they could just have a particular class for groups of people who don't want any religious insite. What do the rest of you think?