I've been watching a lot of YouTube recently as I'm trying to get some ideas for my bokken form. As you start searching for videos Google gets to start recommending videos it thinks are related. Some of the suggested videos are titled "why traditional martial arts don't work". You have a "guy" talking about why the traditional martial arts don't work on the street or in the cage. He bases all of his arguments on this philosophy which is knocking out or submitting your apponent inside the cage. He shows how a couple of "traditional martial artists" are beaten against a MMA fighter. What he's showing in my opinion is just fighting. It doesn't show the other intangible benefits of traditional martial arts.
The traditional martial arts have taught me how to live a better life. How to reduce my ego. They've taught me empathy and how to become a better man. Do I think I can get into a cage and beat a guy who's only trained to punch, kick and grapple but may lack empathy? No I don't think so and that's ok with me. I love my traditional Kung Fu training because of the exact opposite of this. It's not all about kicking and punching, it's about being a well rounded, confident and overall better person.
Mr. Ian Repay
Student of Silent River Kung Fu
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