PrayingMantis Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I was wondering if my religion was buddhism could i still do Martial Arts or not? Ryan Beecher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsey Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 many martial arts (pretty much all the chinese and japanese ones) come from buddhist cultures of some form or another.i'm not actually a buddhist, but my beliefs are very similar to those of buddhism. i think you will find that martial arts work very well with a buddhist philosophy, and your practice in each will help the other.you might want to read this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushinit sums up a lot of what i want to say in a better way than i can put it. basically, in the samurai arts, they had a concept called heijoshin. this is a state of mind which the samurai tries to cultivate, and it is essentially the same as the state of mind the buddhist tries to cultivate.i will say though, that asking permission from an internet forum won't necessarily give you what you really want to know. my understanding of buddhism is that there is no list of things which are forbidden; its up to you to decide what is the right thing to do. "Gently return to the simple physical sensation of the breath. Then do it again, and again, and again. Somewhere in this process, you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels." - ven. henepola gunaratana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunchyfrogg Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Wouldn't this be a question for your religious leaders, not some martial artists? "A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives."-- Jackie Robinson"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shui Tora Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Think of it this way; if the monks in the templs of Japan and Chinese were Buddhists... Then how come they managed to be Warrior Monks (like the Shaolin Temple?) So; yeah, you could be a MA if you were a Buddhist, as long as you vowed that you would only use MA in self-defence and not in vain.Like Alsey said; Most styles come from cultures with Buddhist background... To know the road ahead; ask those coming back... ~ Chinese Proverb" The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. " ~ Master Funakoshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 As Shuri Tora beat me to saying, it depends on WHAT you are using it for. If you are doing it for the love of MA, I don't see how that could be a problem. If you were doing it for money or to get into fights, that's different.What have your religious leaders said? The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Your spiritual beliefs should really not be too much of a concern, unless you get into a dojo that has its own sprititual beliefs that would conflict. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotokanTre Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Your spiritual beliefs should really not be too much of a concern, unless you get into a dojo that has its own sprititual beliefs that would conflict.well said there are a few speciffically christian dojos, so I would avoid them. However, here is the answer: Its okay. I'm a Buddhist and I practice Martial Arts and became a Buddhist at an in between training point. One More Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotokanTre Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Your spiritual beliefs should really not be too much of a concern, unless you get into a dojo that has its own sprititual beliefs that would conflict.well said there are a few speciffically christian dojos, so I would avoid them. However, here is the answer: Its okay. I'm a Buddhist and I practice Martial Arts and became a Buddhist at an in between training point.I am still a white belt. I don't test untill next month. One More Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setboy Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I was wondering if my religion was buddhism could i still do Martial Arts or not?yes you canI have work with a sensei that is buddhism monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty_Hand Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Ones religious system, political affiliation or romantic partner choices should in NO way hinder a choice to take up the path of the "budo". I was so relieved that the dojo where I train is about one thing only....teaching Karate-Do. The day this deviates it will be...."time for me to leave". This is an important issue for me personally, one of the cool things in my experience is I am a karateka, and I expect nothing from my sensai but instruction in KarateDo. "Without Ki, without Kime, there is no true Karate" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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