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There are a lot of individuals out teaching the martial arts these days, and a lot of them call themselves Master, or give themselves other presumptuous titles. Of course, there is a big difference between talking and doing. Many of these so called masters are, quite simply, not masters.
Master is a word that has come to signify that one has power and authority over something. It is a term that is common to the English culture, and it has such meaning in other and ancient cultures. Heck, seems like somebody is always trying to have power and authority and be a master over something...somebody...whatever.
So lets consider our modern society and these assorted individuals who call themselves masters. Lets take a look at whether they really have what it takes, or whether they are just a load of...slimy and smelly stuff. Lets consider what a Master needs to know to really deserve the title of Master.
First, a Master needs to know something about something. Doesnt matter if it is the technology of rock gardening or the technology of the martial arts. They have to have technical knowledge of the field they profess mastery in.
Unfortunately, the technology of the martial arts has never really been developed and codified. All those kids in the schools, all those military men, all those housewives and UFC watchers studying their hearts out, they dont know the technology because, quite honestly, the technology has never been actually put down on paper. And it has to be able to be scribed on sheets of paper because, as the master musician once said, if it cant be written on paper, it isnt really music.
Yes, we know what passing the guard is, and the spinning rear kick, and all those other terms. We know they relate to certain tangled up body positions and destructivity, and we know what they can do. But...why do they do what they do?
What are the physics that are actually involved in the creation and implementation of the successful technique? What are the physics necessary for the successful entry into the technique? What are the physics of the mental state that a person must have to make the technique work?
It is not enough to say twist this or pull that, there has got to be a description able to be written in physics, and, unless the master knows these physics, he isnt a master. Whats worse, is that this is only the first item of two that need to be known for a person to be an actual and bona fide master. Ill tell you the rest in part two of this article.
Master is a word that has come to signify that one has power and authority over something. It is a term that is common to the English culture, and it has such meaning in other and ancient cultures. Heck, seems like somebody is always trying to have power and authority and be a master over something...somebody...whatever.
So lets consider our modern society and these assorted individuals who call themselves masters. Lets take a look at whether they really have what it takes, or whether they are just a load of...slimy and smelly stuff. Lets consider what a Master needs to know to really deserve the title of Master.
First, a Master needs to know something about something. Doesnt matter if it is the technology of rock gardening or the technology of the martial arts. They have to have technical knowledge of the field they profess mastery in.
Unfortunately, the technology of the martial arts has never really been developed and codified. All those kids in the schools, all those military men, all those housewives and UFC watchers studying their hearts out, they dont know the technology because, quite honestly, the technology has never been actually put down on paper. And it has to be able to be scribed on sheets of paper because, as the master musician once said, if it cant be written on paper, it isnt really music.
Yes, we know what passing the guard is, and the spinning rear kick, and all those other terms. We know they relate to certain tangled up body positions and destructivity, and we know what they can do. But...why do they do what they do?
What are the physics that are actually involved in the creation and implementation of the successful technique? What are the physics necessary for the successful entry into the technique? What are the physics of the mental state that a person must have to make the technique work?
It is not enough to say twist this or pull that, there has got to be a description able to be written in physics, and, unless the master knows these physics, he isnt a master. Whats worse, is that this is only the first item of two that need to be known for a person to be an actual and bona fide master. Ill tell you the rest in part two of this article.
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Al Case has studied a wide variety of arts for 4O years and defined the actual science behind the martial arts. You can avail yourself of this science starting with a free ebook at Monster Martial Arts. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service
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