| It's not anything new. On the contrary, these ideas | | | | not the answer. Winning is not what matters. These |
| have been tried over and over again. Its not anything | | | | words are almost sacrilege to most of us. Its what has |
| different either. There have been countless number of | | | | been ingrained in our psyche since we were little |
| people that have attempted this. The few that do get | | | | children. "You're number 1" or "you are the best." It is a |
| it seem to become legendary. But like I said, it's not | | | | serious problem how much winning seems to matter |
| anything new. | | | | to us all. How much does being right matter to you? It |
| Its been the same since the beginning of time. The | | | | matters too much to me too and so does winning. |
| laws of physics govern everything in the natural world. | | | | We all seem to have the need to complicate things. Its |
| Therefore, as a martial artist, but more importantly, as | | | | like we have an innate need to make it harder on |
| a human, those that follow natural principles most | | | | ourselves. Its the addition of complexity that taints the |
| closely will have a better understanding of truth. | | | | natural and spoils true effectiveness. If only we could |
| Whether its the natural principles of body mechanics, | | | | simplify and be honest with ourselves. |
| timing, and force, or the connections of non physical | | | | To thine own self be true. This statement is just as |
| things inherent in the world around us. As simple as it | | | | powerful today as it was in the days of old. Its so |
| sounds, the fact remains that too many individuals don't | | | | powerful because people aren't true to themselves. |
| get it. Or if they do get it, they don't stick to this truth. | | | | We do the wrong things for the wrong reasons and |
| What culture still has yet to grasp is the idea of | | | | swear that its right. |
| one-ness. The idea that everything around us is part of | | | | Like I said, our small group has not embarked on |
| a whole. The idea that we as humans are not the | | | | anything new. We're just using martial arts as a path to |
| center of things. We are only part of the whole. | | | | get to where we need to go. Its just a way of |
| Its not just western culture that has a problem with this. | | | | expressing ourselves in order to become more honest. |
| Its Asian culture as well. For hundreds of years one | | | | And its this same honesty we seek out of life. |
| group has been trying to conquer another. | | | | Good luck with your search for honesty! |
| What we just can't seem to get is that domination is | | | | |