Do you like to put on full protective gear and really feel the rush or high intensity combat? Or, do you simply like the feel of the sword in your hand, weaving through patterns, an extension of your body? Or, perhaps you like the dance, smooth and intricate, collaborative as much as competitive.
\nMartial arts can be a solitary practice, for you and you alone.
\nThey can be a spiritual practice where you meet your deeper and greater self.
\nFor many there is no richer bond than the one you form when pitted against another in visceral combat.
\nMaybe you’re there to make yourself more fit, or to burn off steam at the end of the day.
\nMaybe in competition is where you like to really test your metal.
\nWhatever your outlet, your goal, your practice, it is all martial art.
\nThere is no right way or wrong way to pursue it. And why should there be? For each goal, each set of values, each person, there is a different art to explore and practice.
\nThe pursuit of the “true” way is a fool’s errand.\u00a0Instead pursue *your* way with as much integrity and joy as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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