09/24/2019
Very interesting and insightful post from another Wing Chun Sifu in another lineage
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2589895304364242&id=117397028280761
The Dark Side of Martial Arts
No matter how you want to sugarcoat it, all Martial Arts were designed for the purpose of control through various levels of violence.
Inevitably, this “control through violence” often attracts people with insecurities and other forms of deep seeded suffering, because it is such a good tool for protecting one’s Ego Mask through acts of domination and violence. Anger, and the desire to hurt others because of their intrinsic hurt, is often disguised as the virtue of “justice” when really it is an excuse for revenge, displacement and transference.
And the more the person trains, the more this Ego Mask is reinforced until the person no longer sees his real self but perpetually spiral deeper into anger and self destruction. Any threat to their Ego Mask delusion (including this post) results in anger, disgust, rejection and condemnation.
Of course, not all Martial Artists are self deluded, some of my Martial Art Brothers and Sisters are the most compassionate and enlightened people I have met; but you have to agree there are some real as****es amongst us.
We cannot be true Martial Artists without knowing ourselves. We have to always self examine to avoid turning into just a thug who can punch hard.