Creating The Perfect Martial Art

Creating The Perfect Martial Art

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In studying the martial arts I was struck by one single thing: the randomness of it all. When I found Matrixing I found that randomness increased with the age of an art. The longer an artform had been around, the apt it was to be random.

The point here is that when an style is invented, it is almost always developed along certain logical lines. As times pass, and the art isnt used in combat, these lines tend to blur. Logic begins to leave.

Karate, for instance, is used in tournaments, and so retains, in some fashion, a degree of workability. Unfortunately, this workability is not in evidence in the various forms. Thus, students of Karate are often studying a pair of arts, one of freestyle, and one of form.

Interestingly, the practice of form has the most benefit. It develops clear minds and patience and strong bodies, without the danger of getting beaten up. Unfortunately, form doesnt always relate to combat.

Combat, while having realism, endangers the student if taken too far. Also, the joy of combat makes the mind excitable, and thus reduces discipline and calm. Thus, while combat is a necessity, it must take a second place to form.

The ideal, of course, would bea perfect mix of form which relates to true combat, and yet does not cause the student to lapse into excitability which obviates learning. This, when one analyzes the current forms of the martial arts, is almost an impossibility. It doesnt seem possible even when one trains in a system devoted mostly to application.

A system of only application is a system that focuses its attention on strings of data, and never gets the whole picture of the martial arts. The eventuallity is a system which takes a long time to learn. A system based almost completely on application is a system based on memorizing tricks.

The above having all been said, one reaches the conclusion that the perfect system would have to have a blend of form and freestyle. Further, the system must be held together by a logical, step by step sequence of application. Thus, form, freestyle and application, intelligently arranged, make up the perfect martial arts.

About the Author:
Al Case has spent forty years analyzing the martial arts. You can inspect his efforts at creating a perfect martial art at MonsterMartialArts.com



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