Originally Posted by
Jubei1
I'm sure the majority of ppl here have heard that the end goal of a martial art is to not fight.
To further this belief I have heard stories of a great martial artist who witnessed a man talk another man down from fighting then stating that "that was martial arts."
My question is if the end goal of a martial art is not to fight and use any other method to avoid a physical conflict then why do we spend countless hours performing forms, stepping, punching, shifting, sensitivity drills…etc Would it not be better to study communication, conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques?
The end goal of MA is to SURVIVE a fight.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !