Harmony and Rivalry

[Alan Armstrong]

Harmony and rivalry touches all our lives in so many ways.

As a martial artist how do you create harmony and manage rivalry in your life?

Martial art styles have been created due to conflicts and rivalry and preserving peace and harmony.

The countless amounts of conflicts have created a need for ma styles over the centuries; that have been modified and adapted continually.

No matter how much we may believe or tell ourselves how much we have evolved, rivalry and harmony continues to be lagging behind.

Martial arts has a profound nature, if a person chooses to, can create internal harmony and also reduce internal rivalry, perhaps these aspects could be the most important aspects that martial art knowledge and practice has to offer.

[jennie98]

nice post that i like most

[ninjanurse]

I think it boils downto Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs....Self Actualization is the overcoming of ego-a fullfillment of our potential as both a human being and a martial artist.

Edited October 21, 2016 by ninjanurse

[Alan Armstrong]

Thank you jennie98 for your comment and welcome to KarateForums.com

Hi ninjanurse! Is Maslow great or is he fantastic. Either way his comments and observations are very insightful.