Are you a Thug or a Warrior?!

[Gothic_coop]

In my life I have been apart of many fights out on the street and in nightclubs. No I was not the one that started them, nor was I one who was looking for them. I was the "bouncer" and it was my job to stop them. I have been doing security for over ten years. I tell you this much. Fighting hurts a lot. No mater how skilled you are. It takes a toll on your body. I am a grappler by training. For the most part that, that help me the most of all the martial arts I have trained in.

Warrior, Fighter, Solider or Bouncer it does not mater. It mater is why you train and why, when you got to, why you fight.

That is just my two cents.

[elbows_and_knees]

Not having a fear of death does not make one invulnerable. It merely increases the likelihood of acting foolishly, or without consideration for others (including loved ones).

I think that's something many people don't realize.

[MasterH]

I am neither. I am a Martial Artist. And I do not train warriors, I train Martial Artists, there is a difference.

[ivette_green]

Oh, I'm a thug. Definatly.

They're just titles, categories, labels. Those names mean different things to every person who hears them. To say "I'm a thug" means anything from, "I've gotten into a few street fights" to "I've spent time in jail." Same with warrior. Labels don't work.

[MasterH]

I agree, no they don't. But you can put people in a general category, how people recieve them and their knowlege, our self worth, what we stand for and who we are. For example, I'm a TKD Master Instructor, what does that say? I'm a high kicker and do not have street cred, generaly true. But it's the small technical aspects you don't see with labels. I'm also a good ground fighter. Something you wouldn't see with my TKD label. So we can use the general category to a point.

[elbows_and_knees]

maybe... that's more of an issue of accurate labeling - I am more than willing to bet that you didn't learn your groundfighting in tkd. So, to bill yourself as ONLY a tkd guy would technically be a false billing.