Venrix Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 (edited) As we are all aware by now - the most common question asked concerning the Martial Arts is: "Which is the best Martial Art?" This question invariably leads (correctly) to statements like: "The question is not which is the best art. The question is - which is the best art for you." For example - you may be interested in: Keeping Fit Self Defense Being Part of a Club Warrior Philosophy Losing Weight Gaining Weight Our personal motivations behind training help decide the art that is best for us. It makes clear the simple truth that: "There is no best art - only the art that is best for you." It would be interesting to compile a list of 'possible motivations' for training. It's important that we DO NOT fall into the 'my art is best' trap. We are not interested in the art - only in the 'motivation' for practising/training. Please do not turn this thread into a list of reasons to practise YOUR art and keep the motivations 'simple' (as with list above). You may, of course, choose to outline (again in a simple list) your personal motivations for training. This will be helpful to many who are still trying to understand their own motivations. It will allow them to make an 'educated' choice when choosing a Martial Art (and perhaps more importantly - a school). It becomes a simple matter of: "What are my motivations. Does this school/style fulfill them?". -V- [[Edits: One day soon - I will conquer my dyslexia. But, until that day comes - expect lots of edits on my post as my mistakes become apparent to me. ]]. Edited March 21, 2005 by Venrix More than 200 pictures of Kyokushin technique. Kata outlined step by step. https://www.kyokushinbudokai.org (Homepage)Diary of a Full Contact Martial Artist (Diary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venrix Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 My Personal Motivations: Fitness Self Esteem Perfectionism Warrior Culture (Combat) Warrior Culture (Way of Life - Bushido) Warrior Culture (Martial Art - Budo) Social (Club Membership with 'like minded') Interest in Philosophy That's certainly not all - but it should get the thread started. More than 200 pictures of Kyokushin technique. Kata outlined step by step. https://www.kyokushinbudokai.org (Homepage)Diary of a Full Contact Martial Artist (Diary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian_guy Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 In order of importance: Fun. Fitness. Self defence Cultural aspects. BTW I downloaded your Karate Guide, It looks quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Orstrom Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 (edited) My motivations are as follows. - Fascination of budo as a whole. - The need to heighten my self as an individual, both physically and mentally. - Learning to defend myself and others - The feeling of accomplishment it gives me - The joy of using my body - Losing weight - The joy of experiencing the more martial, agressive and combative sides of myself without injuring others. Edited March 21, 2005 by A. Orstrom The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence,but in the mastery of his passions.Alfred, Lord Tennyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran-Lilith Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 My motivations: ~Absolute fascination with it since I was, as my friend would put it, knee high to a grasshopper. ~Love to learn the philosophy and concepts and beliefs behind the techniques. ~Self defense. ~Lose weight. ~Social. (I have a friend who brought me into this, and we're bringing the rest of the gang in now.) ~It's the one "sport" I'm good at. He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful Lao-tsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmon Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 My motivations: #Fun. #Socialise. #I love to learn how to use my body in effective ways. #Keep fit. #improve my body and mind. #I love the history behind it. #Stress relief. #The feeling of achievement #Self confidence/esteem. #Self defence. #Have i mentioned fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venrix Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 I downloaded your Karate Guide Glad you like it! To all so far - thanks for the responses. Please keep 'em coming! -V- More than 200 pictures of Kyokushin technique. Kata outlined step by step. https://www.kyokushinbudokai.org (Homepage)Diary of a Full Contact Martial Artist (Diary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I want to be able to beat people up. Just kidding. I can't really explain why I do it. Maybe it's the kata, maybe it's the lore, maybe it's the budo philosophy, maybe it's the sport, the self defense, the nuances of technique, the people... I can't pin it down but I love it. Matsumura Seito Shorin-Ryu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenzoom Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 My reasons: Self-Defense Another sport outside of hockey to keep me fit (well lose weight also) Hoping to get some self confidence and self-control Because I really like grappling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiji fajin Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Health (both mental and physical, both helping old problems and keeping new ones from happening) Learn something interesting Meet new people Fun Learn self defense Fetch Daddy's blue fright wig! I must be handsome when I unleash my rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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