The 2 Most Important Tenets Of Martial Arts

Being a martial artist means that you except a lot of responsibilities. A lot of that has to do with the hard training that we endure, but even more important than that, it is the things that we practice, drill, and become proficient at can be very destructive to our attackers, but even more important than that it enables us to be the protectors of our selves, our families, and even our community. Any true martial artist knows this, and is very blessed and humbled at the same time anyone of you martial artists know what I'm talking about, and has a deep respect because of it. Also, any of you true martial artists must have more discipline than the average civilian. Discipline and respect are probably the main tenants that separates us from non-martial artists and our great skill at violence is the main physical skill that separates us from non-martial artists.

Talking about being skilled in violent, the ability to physically harm other humans comes with great responsibilities, and the true martial artist uses great restraint, and that comes from building respect for his martial art, his family, his instructor, and his community. Without respect, a skilled martial artist who is capable of perpetrating great bodily harm on the average person would be nothing more than a violent, thug, and despicable criminal.

That is why I consider discipline and respect the two most important tenants that any martial artist must possess. Discipline is the only thing that can turn an average person into a skilled martial artist discipline is the only thing that will keep a person pushing themselves past pain, being consistent, even when exhausted, and able to make sacrifices that the average person could never make. And respect makes them potentially dangerous and very skilled at violence; martial artists only fight for right and never miss using his martial art.