We arrive on Earth, blessed with a human existence, the most formidable and influential being on the planet, but with no clear instructions or even a manual to tell us what to do or how to be. It is left to us to decide, but how?
The way of the Martial Arts can be a tremendous vehicle for the realization of our human potential, but only if it is recognized as a practice, and not merely something to practice. More than merely a sport, the practice of Martial Arts is a discipline, which means it’s about the walking of the Path, that is to say it is about effort, but not necessarily the kind of gritting your teeth effort most assume.