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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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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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three60roundhouse
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Joined: 10 Jan 2002
Posts: 891
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I am a Christian, I am a martial artist, but I don't allow nor want these two things to cross paths at this point in training. I go to a Catholic school, I go to my academy, but I don't "hit the heavy bag for Jesus" because I never had religion as one of the motivations for training. In fact, many of the religion teachers in school aren't too fond of the idea of me letting myself get beaten up a few days a week... 
And besides, I have a hard time believing "the guy upstairs" really approves of all the time I spend with guys in my guard  
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omnifinite
Purple Belt
Joined: 09 Apr 2002
Posts: 524
Location: Northern VA
Styles: Hapkido | Kempo | Jujitsu
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Does it matter?
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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 am also Catholic and attend a catholic school and chruch.. I have had a different response from teachers then you 360. Quite a few of my teachers train in the MA and one of them runs a dojo out of my school  .. I didn't join karate because of religion but I think my training has got me thinking about many things and iin fact I think it has strenght my beliefs (not just religious ones) and morals  ... Now I don't think the big guy has any trouble with martial arts training, as long as we do it for the right reasons I don't know about the other arts but the ultimate goal of karate is perfection of the character of it's participates
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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 am also Catholic and attend a catholic school and chruch.. I have had a different response from teachers then you 360. Quite a few of my teachers train in the MA and one of them runs a dojo out of my school .. I didn't join karate because of religion but I think my training has got me thinking about many things and iin fact I think it has strenght my beliefs (not just religious ones) and morals ... Now I don't think the big guy has any trouble with martial arts training, as long as we do it for the right reasons I don't know about the other arts but the ultimate goal of karate is perfection of the character of it's participates  |
But I do believe with omnifinite and don't think it should really make a difference
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three60roundhouse
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 10 Jan 2002
Posts: 891
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| the ultimate goal of karate is perfection of the character of it's participates |
That's one of my favorite quotes . I'm at an all girls school LeaF, and to tell you the truth pretty much everyone is appalled whenever I show up with a large bruise on my face, or a splint on my fingers, limping, whimpering, eating aspirin like M&M's, whatever the injury of the day is.... and I tell them one of two things:
1. I got kicked in the head.
2. I was wrestling with this guy.....enough said.
People, adults especially, sisters/nuns even more than that, usually grimace, like "you do kung fu?" (  Bad enough that that isn't one of my arts.....it's good enough to just nod politely and walk away!  )
EDIT: Speaking of religion LOOK AT MY POST COUNT!
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G95champ
Black Belt
Joined: 29 Mar 2002
Posts: 3116
Location: Gilbert WV, USA
Styles: Shotokan Karate (FSKA)
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MA is not church but it has a spiritual side to it.
MA is tied to religon IMO. Most tend to think of Buddasim but Christianity has many of the same ideas Buddaism has. Such as love thy neighbor and turn the other cheek. Both are key aspects to each religon and MA. Some scholars even speculate that Buddaism was a forerunner of Christianity. Reguardless what your belief is, their is no doubt when you do something with a high moral postion offered by any religon you will become better at it.
O Yeah though Jesus Christ all things are possible.
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shaolinprincess
Orange Belt
Joined: 10 Jul 2002
Posts: 190
Location: Pacific-USA
Styles: Matsumura Seito
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I am a christian, my teacher is a christian, my friend in it with me is a christian, we do not go to the same churches, but believe the same things. I have told myself not to mix them, and I don't. I even wake up to go to karate before church on sundays.  I amaze myself, but then I clean up and go on to church. My pastor likes to hear my stories when I come in with a black eye, and my (christian) friends think its funny I fight with guys...alot like 360roundhouse
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Jack
Black Belt
Joined: 22 Jun 2001
Posts: 1591
Location: England
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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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I visited those sites - and must say the person sounds like a Baptist - (cuz i too am a Baptist).
Christians will preach about love - but will trun right around and attack others sin with hatered... and this is not how it should be...
If a person says thier a Christian and does now show any love - then their probably not a Christian.
Martial Arts is (to me) simply a means of self defense and a sport.
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