For me the "coolness", the iconic image of kung fu masters, was a big part of what got me involved in kung fu, and the idea of becoming a wise and skilled master still drives me. This to me is extremely important to my experience, as kung fu offers me, beyond the image, an extremely deep culture and history to draw from as well as the high and incredibly cool standard of becoming a true, pei mei like, master; alternatively, if I was practicing MMA i would feel like the highest standard I was attempting to reach was that of a skilled fighter, woopdee doo. Of course this just my own fantasy but Im glad to live in it. So how important do you think "coolness" was to your martial arts choice?