Just for fun?

[Sokusen]

To me this sounds like an issue of respect. Perhaps if you take the time and give your ex-boss the respect he deserves from his military experience, in other words there is a huge time difference between WWII and Vietnam, and it’s a bit disrespectful to have a “whatever” attitude about it. Then he may give you the respect you deserve for your MA training. If he doesn’t, then just nod and smile and don’t bring it up again because he obviously has nothing of value to offer on the subject.

[RichardZ]

You misunderstood me, RichardZ. Though I see where and how it happened.

Powerbreaking abilities is one of my ultimate goals as a martial artist. The others being to acquire an ability to defend myself among other things. The point is - I like intense training and I think intense training is the essence of martial arts (as well as most other physical activities) but sometimes the people that are just in it for fun or just want to exercise for an hour bring the rest of the class down.

Ah, I understand now. But could there be more than one "ultimate"? I would think, form word association, that "ultimate" stands alone as the pinacle. I didnt know there could be several "ultimate" goals. I guess it is how the word is used within its semiology.

Intense training is what you desire, and believe you need for defense.

Others are into fun or sport.

But, the majority of the population does not intense train, let alone practice martial arts. Yet, the majority still survives daily.

[bushido_man96]

Pick up a book by Lt. Col Dave Grossman called "On Killing." You'll learn a ton about what he termed "killology" and what really goes through healthy minds when killing needs to or has to take place, and how people are trained to do so.

At any rate, training mindset has a lot to do with how and when you would use your training.

The point is that it can be deadly. What you have to consider is if you are really training that way, or being taught that way.