“Don’t Block With Your Face, and Other Secrets”
Martial arts have for centuries hidden secrets inside themselves, in forms and esoteric techniques, and training that the uninitiated are impressed by but can not truly understand. Wisdom is one of the hallmarks of experience in the Arts, partially because our knowledge is earned over decades instead of found in a nano-second on the Internet. There are many things that you must learn for yourself, but the duty of a teacher is to teach, so here are some things I have learned over the decades in my training.
1. The Secret 2 Steps of Fighting. Pay close attention so you don’t miss this! Step One: don’t get hit. If you don’t get hit, you can’t get hurt. If you can’t get hurt, you can’t lose the fight. Not getting hit might mean not being there at all, or it might mean slipping and dodging the attacks, or it could mean blocking. It could also mean attacking before they do. But don’t get hit! Two: Hit. Punch, kick, throw them into the nearest wall, whatever is appropriate that you know. If they are hit by something (physical technique, object, or energy) and you aren’t, guess what? You win!
2. You are more than what you think you are. You are stronger and faster than you let yourself be. You can take more physical and emotional stress than you let yourself believe. You can have a greater impact on others, and more success by whatever definition you chose. Do not limit yourself!
3. I don’t like pain, even though I can take it. Unless the pain is going to make you or someone else (like a student) better, try to avoid it. This includes self inflicted things too, like all the stupid things we did in our early 20′s.
4. Never give in to bullies. And that includes attorneys. If you are right, never stop fighting; if you are wrong, then don’t fight in the first place.
5. Don’t block with your face. It hurts. Especially the night before you have pictures. Or a few days before your wedding.
These are just some of the things I’ve learned in my lifetime of the Martial Arts. Now you don’t need to get the scars to get the lessons like I did.
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