Spirit Fighting Arts - Virginia Beach

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As a veteran, on this memorial day, I am struck by one nagging train of thought, scratching its way through my mind relentlessly: we are better than this. We are God’s Kids. Let’s act like it. Be blessed and remember all those who stood the watch to keep us free. Let’s not give it away because of Luciferian parlor trips.

In the early 60s, when I was introduced to Karate, instructors always made sure that the meaning of the moves were explained and not simply glorified the moves themselves. In Japanese dojo Termanology, this was called “Bunkai.” Later in life, it appeared to me that this practice of always explaining the meaning of the moves, got lost or covered over by how well the moves themselves were performed, like polished dance, or how gymnastic the moves could be represented when attempting to demonstrate their applications between two people fighting.

This de-emphasis a practical application has led to Marshall age traditions that simply had no practical value in street self-defense. Now, I find that small percentages of instructors are seeking to understand the truth of how the movements should be applied. Hopefully, they can add to that the martial arts law of “ economy of motion,” (often referred to as Tai Sabaki - “body movement”. Let’s pray that climb out of the “Dojo black belt“ mentality, and get back to discovering and sharing practical application for the simplest moves so that a solid foundation in Defense may be built and expanded. 

More about true martial arts: when I was young, my first karate instructor informed me that the art came to us from India to China to Okinawa. Each subsequent instructor passed on the same history, including sharing the legend of Bodhidharma who taught the "18 hands of Lohan (the 18 exercises of the [Buddhist Disciple]" to the Chinese. Later, I had the privilege to train in Okinawa which furthered my understanding of how the Okinawans taught the American military in their arts, but always emphasizing practical self-defense, not flips, running up walls, jumping high in the air, or attacking boards and bricks with proof of strength. Instead, each technique emphasized mastering muscle movement so that each motion receded into the subconscious, floating back to the surface once a defender reacted to what Hanshi McCarthy labeled "habitual acts of physical violence." My life experience proved that to be true, since natural limitations of the human form prevented any of us from punching across space and time and surprising us with a strike through a wormhole. In short, most physical violence is predictable and can be trained against. However, there will always be others who are younger, stronger, and faster. That's where the number one technique of real martial arts should be practiced first - block! If that is done, one can gain a split second more time in which to effectively react and possibly save one's own hide.

The latest installment in our drive to regain a true perspective of what has been altered and/or lost. 1) Martial sports are NOT martial arts. Don't get me wrong. Martial sports have their place in the American martial art experience but - in my experience - it is an exercise akin to gymnastics. And, like gymnastics, it has natural physical limitations. On the other hand, I have had the privilege to train with legitimate martial artists, all of which have been quite deadly late in life. In other words, techniques of self-defense must be practiced regularly, with muscles and reactivity consistently programmed. As I wrote recently, good martial arts are "programmed responses to Habitual Acts of Physical Violence" and have nothing to do with how high one can jump or how many flips can be done before landing. That's gymnastics, folks, and it can easily lead to you getting your butt kicked in the street!