One of the worst assumptions that a martial artist practitioner can make is to make himself believe that his art is the ultimate martial arts style, and that no other style can defeat it. We have seen that anybody who makes this assumption and steps on the fighting arena gets beaten up severely.
The greatest martial arts practitioners of today have learned a valuable lesson: That to become a great fighter one must not only be a master of his style but also to be well rounded in the other arts that possess techniques not found in his own. For example, an American boxer might consider learning to grapple and take down techniques; while a Jiu-Jitsu expert might want to learn some punching and kicking techniques. In the world's greatest fighting arena, the UFC, those who are experienced in all the phases of fighting (stand up, take down and ground fighting) almost always emerge victorious.
As a martial artist and a seeker of Truth I have often likened the martial arts to my creed and belief system. This explains why I have never been content with sticking to just one religion.
Just like the martial arts arena, I consider life itself as the arena, where we step in it and face life's greatest challenge: to master ourselves in the pursuit of Truth.
It is therefore with these insights that I am hoping to gain some additional insights from the forum members of this community. We obviously have our "preferred" religion of choice -- Christianity, for me -- but isn't it possible that we could enrich our belief system by not limiting ourselves to it? Wouldn't it be better to have an understanding of what other belief systems have to offer so that instead of condemning them we can actually have an appreciation of them?
All right, with that said, does anybody want to try my kung fu?
The greatest martial arts practitioners of today have learned a valuable lesson: That to become a great fighter one must not only be a master of his style but also to be well rounded in the other arts that possess techniques not found in his own. For example, an American boxer might consider learning to grapple and take down techniques; while a Jiu-Jitsu expert might want to learn some punching and kicking techniques. In the world's greatest fighting arena, the UFC, those who are experienced in all the phases of fighting (stand up, take down and ground fighting) almost always emerge victorious.
As a martial artist and a seeker of Truth I have often likened the martial arts to my creed and belief system. This explains why I have never been content with sticking to just one religion.
Just like the martial arts arena, I consider life itself as the arena, where we step in it and face life's greatest challenge: to master ourselves in the pursuit of Truth.
It is therefore with these insights that I am hoping to gain some additional insights from the forum members of this community. We obviously have our "preferred" religion of choice -- Christianity, for me -- but isn't it possible that we could enrich our belief system by not limiting ourselves to it? Wouldn't it be better to have an understanding of what other belief systems have to offer so that instead of condemning them we can actually have an appreciation of them?
All right, with that said, does anybody want to try my kung fu?
