Harrow Martial Arts

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The justification of self defense

We all take part in this thing we call martial arts, but at the end of the day, what is the real point of the activity? What in the psyche of the man who seeks to control something as distressing as to be attacked by another?

Martial arts are necessary for mankind, since each person has built in fear of an attack. This is evidenced in the existence of adrenaline, a fight or flight hormone. It is part of a law of self-preservation and self-protection. Evolution has created every creature with this quality, which is consistent with natural law.

It is a sad truth that the potential damage could be caused to you by another human being. There is no kind of protection you can give yourself, but to prepare for the worst. It makes no difference in the size or strong you are, how smart you are, or the speed of your reactions. You alone will not suffice to defend a gang, and therefore the fear is always present.

In that famous philosophical and political texts, the Leviathan (1651), Hobbes argued this case most succinctly. He said that although some men may be stronger or more intelligent than others in their natural state, none is strong enough to be beyond the fear of violent death. It therefore justified self-defense as the highest need of man.

This need, although slightly pessimistic at the same time realistic. Even those who have a neighbor Love your "natural philosophy recognizes the need for self-defense. Evidence suggests that even Jesus himself said he believed in the necessity of self-defense. In the Gnostic Gospel [EN-1] St. Thomas, Jesus says to Thomas: "Blessed is the man who knows where the brigands will enter, so he can get up, muster his domain, and to bear arms before they invade. "

Thus the case of self defense as a necessary effort of man is evident. It does not matter how much money you have, how many bodyguards you surround yourself with, the fear of being attacked is a homo-emotional "Ball & Chain".

The need for critical works of Lee

How many people have actually considered the ideas of Bruce Lee and the others taken? Do not forget the death of this legend, but also remember that he died while many of his theories were still evolving. As great as he was, (I do not disagree with), it was a simple man who was part of the evolution of martial arts as Newton was to physics and his ideas have been constantly evolving . Lee himself said:

"The founder of any branch of Chinese [Gung Fu or any other form of] martial arts must be more ingenious than the common man. If his work is not carried by his disciples in the same ingenuity, then things will be formalized and stuck in a cul-de-sac which will advance and progress almost impossible. "

In other words, Lee has revealed the reason for the crystallization and tradition in martial arts (or indeed any subject). The fact that people are truly innovative and resourceful few, means that if it is operated by people with less genius (not to be confused with intelligence [FR 2]), through trying to keep innovation The system is taught in a formal manner, so that the secret of being lost in digressions. Finally, the system is flawed and therefore "discovery and progress will be almost impossible." Lee concepts were, as the prism of a beam of light. His concepts have shown the spectrum of color present in the light. But he did did not invent the light.

We must remember that as Inno.