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HG
Orange Belt
Joined: 15 Jul 2006
Posts: 137
Styles: Hung-Ga
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 Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: The Promise of Martial Arts |
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We've all read them in the yellow pages, school brochures & magazine advertisments/articles of what martial arts can do for you: Build confidence, self defense, health, flexibility, good grades...etc...etc. The list goes on & on.
So, what did you really get out of martial art training? |
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Shotokan-kez
Black Belt
Joined: 13 May 2006
Posts: 1921
Location: Manchester uk
Styles: shotokan karate
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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What did i get and do i get out of martial arts training? All of the things listed above. My life has completely changed, i was blessed to have a fantastic sensei also.
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Walk away and your always a winner. www.shikata-shotokan.co.uk |
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alsey
Purple Belt
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 501
Location: UK
Styles: shotokan (2nd dan), jujitsu (3rd kyu), kendo (1st dan).
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fitness mainly. when i started i wasn't really unfit, just average, but now i'm a lot fitter than all the non-MA people i know. flexibility and strength as well. physically MA just got me in really good shape. the other major thing is self discipline, something i used to seriously lack. other than that i just got a lot of enjoyment from it, its the best hobby ever 
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"Gently return to the simple physical sensation of the breath. Then do it again, and again, and again. Somewhere in this process, you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels." - ven. henepola gunaratana |
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scottnshelly
KF VIP
Joined: 10 Sep 2004
Posts: 715
Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma
Styles: My Style
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-Control, the indomitable spirit, respect, self-defense, confidence, calmer temper, bad knees, higher mental capacity, problem solving, and the ability to kick people in the head to name a few. |
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mya
Yellow Belt
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
Posts: 41
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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Why no one said Fighting skills ?
One of the best thing i learned was how to fight. |
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Abraham_lincoln
Yellow Belt
Joined: 29 Aug 2006
Posts: 34
Location: PA
Styles: Okinawan shorin ryu karate (shodan)
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| Most or all of those things, but some more than others. Respect, for one. Focus and perseverence, those were another big thing. Most of all, physical fitness, and reflexes. After leaving and before starting again, I noticed a big lag in both of those. |
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parkerlineage
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
Posts: 948
Location: Redding, CA
Styles: American Kenpo - 12 years; Danzan Ryu Ju Jitsu - Starting! (Dabbled in Wushu, Eagle Claw)
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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I have self confidence I know I wouldn't have, coordination and reflexes superior to my friends - and way more than when I started, physical and mental toughness, and the drive to make and achieve goals.
Of course, I accredit my parents with some of those, but not all, and karate helped.
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"He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position."
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ninjanurse
KF Sensei
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Posts: 3948
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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| mya wrote: |
Why no one said Fighting skills ?
One of the best thing i learned was how to fight. |
The best thing I learned was how not to fight.
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"A Black Belt is only the beginning."
Heidi-A student of the arts
Tae Kwon Do,Shotokan,JuJitsu,TaiJi |
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pineapple
Black Belt
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
Posts: 1038
Location: Hawaii
Styles: Kajukenbo
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The most important thing that I learned in martial arts is that I can reach any goal that I want to as long as I don't give up.
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What works works |
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cathal
Black Belt
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 1941
Location: Canada
Styles: Shotokan, Jiu-Jitsu, Ryukyu Kobujutsu
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| scottnshelly wrote: |
| Courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-Control, the indomitable spirit, respect, self-defense, confidence, calmer temper, bad knees, higher mental capacity, problem solving, and the ability to kick people in the head to name a few. |
Ditto minus the knee issues.
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The best victory is when the opponent surrenders
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hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.
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on the post.
