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Are you a Christian Martial Artist ??
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Yes, I can do ALL things thru Christ Jesus who strengthens me !! |
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No, but Martial Arts still rock !! |
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metalhead
Yellow Belt
Joined: 11 Jul 2002
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Location: Texas, USA
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I must agree with omnifinite - Does it matter?
BTW those websites are scary 
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DeeLovesKarate
Orange Belt
Joined: 12 Jul 2002
Posts: 174
Location: USA
Styles: Shotokan, EFK, Brazillian Jujitsu, and Tae-bo
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It saddens me the catholic church believes that. I went onto a yoga board, and posted how I love yoga. Later, I was drowned in a flood of e-mails accusing me of drinking my own urine and worshipping the devil. Don't I wish I had a portal to the spiritual realm by becoming skilled at sparring? Why do they believe the spirirtual world and the deivl are easily accessed by those who do asian practices such as M.A. and yoga? Are we really so judgemental about what we don't understand??
This reminds me of the salem witch hunt, when millions of innocents burned because of ignorant, predjudace peopla.
(half-hearted) grrrrrrrr,
Dee 
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Bro_Joey_Gowdy
White Belt
Joined: 19 Aug 2002
Posts: 22
Location: Hickory Flat, Mississippi, USA
Styles: Chi Ki So JKD
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omnifinite
Purple Belt
Joined: 09 Apr 2002
Posts: 524
Location: Northern VA
Styles: Hapkido | Kempo | Jujitsu
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| Here, read these websites... claiming that martial arts are evil, and chi and meditation are forms of worshipping the devil... |
Scary...
I have a feeling that teaching chi and meditation and breathing and philosophy will produce much better human beings than the ones being produced in the churches of the preachers who wrote those articles.
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El Guerrero Loco
Orange Belt
Joined: 25 May 2002
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I'm a Christian too, i dun see how chi and stuff could go against wat God says...i know it says in the Bible that magic and pychic stuff is the work of the devil, not chi and stuff, if one does have "magical" powers i would tend to think that were under demonic influence too since it is inhuman, but chi is juss natural, sometin about magnetic fields er somfin plus, it dun do anytin magical anyways.
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Bro_Joey_Gowdy
White Belt
Joined: 19 Aug 2002
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Location: Hickory Flat, Mississippi, USA
Styles: Chi Ki So JKD
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Blue
Orange Belt
Joined: 02 Jul 2002
Posts: 131
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| I'm a Christian also. I've actually had a little trouble reconciling martial arts in my heart while keeping in mind Scripture like loving your enemy and turn the other cheek. While i can learn how to fight - is it right to fight ? I wouldn't really say that i identify with a denomination although i go to a Lutheran Church and yes through Christ all things are possible. |
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ZeRo
Black Belt
Joined: 03 Apr 2002
Posts: 2571
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| i was born a christian but im not anymore. i think martial arts are nothin to do with religion. martial arts is just a hobby and religion is a lifestyle. just my oppinion. |
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LeaF
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Jul 2002
Posts: 1012
Location: North of the 49
Styles: Goju Ryu Karate-do and Okinawan Kobudo
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| i was born a christian but im not anymore. i think martial arts are nothin to do with religion. martial arts is just a hobby and religion is a lifestyle. just my oppinion. |
XpOiSoN FrEeX as you progress further in your training (and get a little older  ) You will find that your MA training becomes a lifestyle, at least this is what I have found. I do not look at my training anymore as a mere hobby it is a way of life  . I found that this life style is further enhanced and support by religion (mainly budhism but it could easyly relate to any religion). Once you get past the obvious physical elements of training and get more in touch with the mental aspects this way of life will begin to take shape for you I am just talking from experience since I started train at the age of 8, but everyone is different 
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DeeLovesKarate
Orange Belt
Joined: 12 Jul 2002
Posts: 174
Location: USA
Styles: Shotokan, EFK, Brazillian Jujitsu, and Tae-bo
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The Bible does warn us about pychics like John Edward on Crossing Over on Sci Fi due to the fact that they use 'familiar spirits'.
Poeple like him have been around quite a while - even back in the Bible days - so steer clear from them. |
I dunno. I kinda like John Edward. His book explains what he does, and how he does it. Anyone can do it if they are willing to.
Grrrrrr,
Dee
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