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Re: What is Jesus view on martial arts? (Score: 1)
by andy on Aug 22, 2006 - 09:35 AM
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My main concern when I did Tae Kwon-do was with whether there were any direct spiritual aspects underlying the art which might be unhelpful for me. In the clubs I practiced in I never saw any evidence of that. The closest I saw was when we did pressure points, and the instructor (Grand Master Loh, who is actually a Buddhist) talked about "lines of force" in the body. I did not find this worrying - there is no good explanation (as far as I know) for how pressure points work, and the description "lines of force" can be taken as just some words to describe the phenomenon.

As for the relationship of martial arts to violence, there certainly is one. What I discovered about myself through practicing Tae Kwon-do is how important to me violence is. I learned the intense thrill that fighting gives me, and how terrifying it is too. I found a whole part of myself that influences my character, but of which I was unaware.

Was it good to find this out? Well, I was going to say I wasn't sure, but actually I think I do meet other people who I really feel would benefit from this understanding. I meet some Christian men who almost try to cut out their "maleness" in an attempt to be a good Christian, and, although I don't really know what to do with my violent nature, I do think I learnt that my "maleness" is a crucial part of me, and it would be wrong to cut it out.

Of course, for all I know this "maleness" of which I speak may be similar for women. It's just that the people who I notice being frustrated and feeling impotent are often Christian men, and I wonder if they would feel better if they just had a fight every now and then.


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