Does It Really Work?
A critique of martial arts is that the benefits it claims to offer – for health, fighting competence, and spiritual training – are overstated. It is worth considering that, if you are seriously practicing, the opposite is true – the benefits of martial arts for health, combative skill and spiritual development – are wildly understated. But you have to know what you’re doing.
Ranks and Titles
Ranks and titles have value Ranks are a tool. They can help us preserve the knowledge of the past, and focus on our challenges in the present. Ranks reward effort. They can be a mark of achievement and respect. It shows a newer person where to turn for advice, and who to imitate. Ranks help […]