| Have you ever thought for a moment why the | | | | ancient weaponry like nunchukas, shiruken star and |
| fascination with fighting and ancient oriental culture | | | | swords? When will you ever be able to legally carry |
| prevails whenever the subject of self defense is | | | | around these old and outdated weapons? The |
| brought up? There are reasons that are sublime and | | | | answer is never. Most of the ancient oriental weapons |
| not so obvious to the average thinker. In this article, you | | | | taught are illegal to carry and to use almost anywhere |
| will discover 3 startling reasons why there is such a | | | | you go. You never even consider the impracticality of |
| fascination, even to the point of obsession, with martial | | | | these outdated weapons taught precisely because of |
| arts and how it relates to ancient oriental culture. | | | | the hypnotic, "romantic" effect (of Reason #1) causing |
| The 3 Reasons Why Traditional Martial Arts Are | | | | a "subjugation-reaction" of common sense which you |
| Obsessed With Ancient Oriental Culture | | | | never stop to consider and you are not even aware |
| Reason #1 - It's Hypnotic - For some strange reason, | | | | of. |
| when you don the oriental gi or the kung fu uniform, | | | | Reason #3 - The Avid Student of Traditional Martial |
| lose your shoes, go bare feet and listen to your sensei | | | | Arts, Imbued With Ancient Oriental Culture, Will |
| count out the metered steps and moves of your kata | | | | Vehemently Defend What Is Taught To Them With |
| in the original Japanese from 1 to 10, i.e, "Ish, Nee, Son, | | | | An Almost "Religious" Passion - If you ever try to talk |
| Ru...", you get to feel and believe that you have been | | | | common sense with a traditional martial artist, those |
| transported and are someone and some where exotic | | | | who study and practice karate, kung fu, taekwondo or |
| (and maybe even mystical) where you are not. (This | | | | hapkido, as it was taught hundreds of years ago, and |
| of course all happens on an unconscious level below | | | | ask them to question their beliefs about the usefulness |
| your lucid, cognitive perception.) It's kind of like instead | | | | of their systems will evoke an almost mindless, |
| of watching a movie, you get to participate in it and | | | | evangelistic fervor of defense over whatever it is that |
| become the movie itself. | | | | they are practicing - without question. Like a good |
| Reason #2 - Once You Become An Earnest Student | | | | soldier who must fight whatever battle where ever he |
| of Traditional Martial Arts, You Subjugate Common | | | | is sent, you, as a good student, must do what you are |
| Sense - Oh, you don't agree with me on this one? | | | | told and must never question nor think beyond what |
| Then why are you asked to practice in bare feet | | | | your "master" has taught you to do. |
| when in the streets you are never attacked in your | | | | If you have in the least bit become angry over this |
| bare feet (unless of course you live on the beach)? | | | | article, then you know who I am talking about. |
| Why is it that you are taught techniques of how to use | | | | |