As a martial arts practitioner, I respect anyone who respects the martial arts. Practising martial arts is a lifelong journey. It is not something to be taken lightly.
So I really hate it when people play around, pretending to be martial artists. Pretending to be the warrior they are not.
It takes a lifetime of commitment to be a warrior. Pretending to be one is, at best, an insult to everyone who has devoted him or herself to such a path.
So when I saw someone recently pretending to be a martial artist... I really wanted to go up there and show him that he is not.
But I did not.
I did not need to prove anything. Not to him, not to myself.
And because I understood this, and held myself back, I think I have grown.
It is a lifelong journey, a lifetime of commitment.
So I really hate it when people play around, pretending to be martial artists. Pretending to be the warrior they are not.
It takes a lifetime of commitment to be a warrior. Pretending to be one is, at best, an insult to everyone who has devoted him or herself to such a path.
So when I saw someone recently pretending to be a martial artist... I really wanted to go up there and show him that he is not.
But I did not.
I did not need to prove anything. Not to him, not to myself.
And because I understood this, and held myself back, I think I have grown.
It is a lifelong journey, a lifetime of commitment.
