January 29, 201313 yr What is the most important aspect of training martial arts to you? Please think hard and chose your answer. I agree all of these are important. But what keeps you coming back? What makes it fun for you? Those ideas should go into your choice. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."
January 29, 201313 yr I agree with you that all of them are important, but I picked "learn a skill" because I feel that it encompasses several of the other features listed. That skill, in my mind, is self defense, but in the process of learning that skill you need to be disciplined or you won't learn it effectively, and you need to try to become a better person as part of avoiding conflict so you don't have to defend yourself, and those things are challenging . KishimotoDi | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson Shorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP) Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP) Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian Rivera Illinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society
January 29, 201313 yr I picked challenging as what keeps me coming back. I love learning and for me this is something that challenges me to learn in a new and different way. If it were easy, I never would've come back.
January 30, 201313 yr Self Defense.What everyone else has said about overlap can't be argued. No matter why you primarily study, the other reasons listed will also be developed to a greater and lesser degree. That said, sd has been and still is the primarily reason I go to classes. Now, it's not as preeminent as it used to be, but it is still at the top of the list. Given what I do, it's hard not to place that as the most important aspect of training. http://alphajiujitsu.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhRVuwbm__LwXPvFMReMww
January 30, 201313 yr Very nice topic!!Self Defense.When all is said and done by the end of the day, self-defense, is the primary reason as to why I even started to learn the MA, and still am. While I agree with tallgeese that SD isn't as preeminent as it once was; it's still a very important part. That can't be denied nor can it be circumvented across the board.It's true that the many, many years have been very kind to me, it's the students that truly keep me coming back; they're the exclamation to my MA journey. Edited January 30, 201313 yr by sensei8 **Proof is on the floor!!!
January 30, 201313 yr Author Great responses so far. Keep em comming "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."
January 30, 201313 yr Self defense. Think it is a combination of being a husband and a father(and a former LEO). When you have people you love that much it makes their safety a priority in every facet of your life.And as I see it, I can't protect them, or teach them to protect themselves, without first being able to protect myself. -James Cavin-
January 30, 201313 yr Self-defense is important, but I picked comraderie because that is what keeps me coming back even when I don't feel like it. Think first, act second, and stop getting the two confused.
January 30, 201313 yr Self defense. Everything else I could get somewhere else. My fists bleed death. -Akuma
January 30, 201313 yr Discipline, my only true opponent is myself. Look to the far mountain and see all.
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