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Is There Life in the Martial Arts
without Philosophy?
Searching for the Tao within You.
For thousands of years the martial
arts have been synonymous with enlightenment. However,
for the last thirty, within the west, with the
exception of a select few, it has been lost. What has
happen to philosophy in the martial arts? To what
state has it dwindled? With today's teachings, new
generations of young martial artists see the arts as
an art of physicality. An art to master cool kicks,
flips, and trips. Long gone, by many, are the
teachings of our ancestors, the great masters of our
past we once held so dear and promised to pass on. The
teachings that once lead us to such enlightened
states. With generations passed, sad to say, the
martial arts have become an art of commercialism. An
art that has dwindle to receiving money for little
exchange. Instructors who have given black belts away
for mear paper profits, therefore leading to students
unable to perform the most basic of exercises within
the system and thus unable to quote philosophical
teachings. Black belts made, when on observation are
realistically at the intermediate level. And so, it is
with commercialism that the martial arts have
dwindled, to an abandonment of the true essence of
martial arts philosophy. It is a total concentration
on the physical and not a good one at that by many,
which has helped bring the martial arts to its
present. But where will the next millennium take us?
Should we continue on this path of the physical and
completely abandon the spiritual? Is there life in the
martial arts without philosophy? It is no doubt, that
the end result will wind up being what is done now. As
a fellow martial artist do you dare to learn the full
aspects of your art, do you dare to question what you
are being taught, do you dare to imagine a world where
the martial arts can still lead you to enlightenment?
The authors believe it can. Read, "Walking the
Martial Path," and search for the Tao within
you.
"Walking the Martial Path,"
is a wonderful look into the martial arts world.
The old teachings of the Tao brought into new light for
the next generation. Just like thousands of years ago,
the martial arts can still lead you to enlightenment.
One needs only to have the knowledge to get there. "Walking
the Martial Path," brings a step-by-step look
into the true essence of achieving the martial way.
Covering philosophy, morals, ethics, and the true
embodiment of the martial arts… achieving total mind
body and spirit. Read this book, and know the Tao within
you.
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