When you, your son or your daughter learn Karate, Kung Fu or any other Martial Arts system, you ought to be learning more than just the art of fighting;
The by product of any complete Martial Arts System and the duty of the Teacher (Sensei) is to see and use the Martial Arts as a vehicle for helping their student’s cultivate The Will to Win, with the view to redevelop (notice is used the word Redevelop and not develop) their belief system.
There is a Japanese saying that translates to, “True Victory is Self Victory a day of Swift Victory”. What this statement says to me, is that, in every waking day we face our own private win or loss competition also known as life experiences & lessons, be it at work, school, marital life or intra personal relationship etc. and that in these personal nail-biting moments that we adopt an attitude (Will) of wanting to win. The Will to get through our Challenges and Move On, the will to Keep on Keeping On in stern time, i.e. when our home life, work life or school life is kicking us where it hurt.
To cultivate this type of mind-set necessitates that we first gain control and integrate our body. By training in the Martial Arts we exercise our body to condition the mind to redevelop and build on our confidence level, our self esteem, and our self assuredness, which in turn helps us develop success traits such as, heighten concentration, determination, self discipline, personal integrity and going the extra mile in any task that we undertake.
The Martial Arts is more than just learning self defense, more than just competition, more than just kicks & punches; the Martial Arts is a vehicle for Life Leadership & Life Management.
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