Originally posted by Ironmantis
We are supposed to be martial artists.
As much as I am sick of this thread, though it is amusing, I'm sick of hearing this.
Martial artists aren't this special class of people who follow strict bushido or confucian principles. You think practicing martial arts will turn you into Wong Fei Hung or Miyamoto Musashi?
soldiers in the army are considered martial artists, just as they were considered back in China, learning Pek Kwar or what have you. Schools that talk of honor and the like are only trying to keep some mysticism around the arts.
"old masters" in their day would be the same as the ones today. believe it. There have been petty rivalries between schools, contests, and immaturity. Believe it.
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"It is a good thing to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this."
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo, from Hagakure