is martial arts violent?

Question

i know its for self defence but insnt teaching another person to kick the crap out of someone
i know one person he is a black belt 2nd dan and he just uses it to beat people up and show how hard he is

Answer 1

He really doesn't understand it then.... and its the fault of his instructors........

Answer 2

Many martial arts have a strong Buddhist background, which is a pretty nonviolent religion. Take a look at the Noble eightfold path. Says right in there not to harm others. So there is a pretty strong juxtoposition there. but the general idea is that the more you know about hurting others the more dicpline you have and the more you realize how much others can hurt you. Thats a pretty light dusting, but you can read up on it and digest it some if you want. That said, it doesn't look like tiger schulmann's teaches a martial art, looks like it is just kickboxing and MMA(which kind of seems vague to me)

Answer 3

The history of martial arts around the world is complex. Most groups of people have had to defend themselves at some time and have developed fighting techniques for that purpose. Development of many martial arts was related to military development also. However, many of those techniques have been rendered technologically obsolete over the centuries. Even at an individual, rural level, the threat to the safety of a group of people is now more likely to come from modern weaponry such as automatic rifles than from men with swords. Furthermore, the preservation of a martial art requires many years of teaching at the hands of a good teacher to pass on the art for a single generation. So it is relatively unlikely that a particular martial art would survive and become popular in today's culture, and each art that has done so has a unique history.

Answer 4

There is always one person your black-belt acquaintance cannot defeat, himself. He may well 'beat himself up,' sooner or later, though not in the usually meant sense, but non the less real.

'Instant teaching' is not 'teaching.' There is no such thing. What he has had is 'information' which he 'abuses.'


'Martial Arts' is no more violent than is a gun.

Be it a feather, a pillow or a stick, it is 'the intent in you and how you use it,' that is the violence.


By the way, your acquaintance is not 'hard,' he is 'afraid.' He masks his fear behind the camouflage he uses as a front to the world, where it becomes his persona.

The word, 'Persona' is the Greek word for the 'mask' that actors used to use in ancient Greece. The 'mask' itself represented 'the character they were playing' so that the audience could distinguish one actor from the other.


Sash.

Answer 5

Martial Arts, at their roots, are neutral.They are taught to let the practitioner be able to fight, but the whole violent image is merely a misconception created by the media, and the decision of how and when to use power really depends on the person. If this black belt had not learned a martial art, I believe he would have done something like bodybuilding to beat up others, simply because it is in his nature to do so.

Answer 6

Martial arts can be deemed to be violent. While the physical body undergoes strenuous exercise during training, the mind should also be exercised at the same time. If violence is 'absolutely' the only way to preserve what is good and right, then it should be utilised in the appropriate manner. Senselessly causing harm to others is an abuse of the skills taught and learnt and shows a complete disregard of the fundamentals of all true Martial Art forms.

Answer 7

i can see what you are saying but i am a black tag in tkd and most people should use it only when necessary. also if someone is caught using their skills inappropriately they can receive a ban from martial arts. oh and the person you know doesnt fully understand the function and purpose of martial arts so i dont know how he has a blackbelt but it does depend on the martial art eg no offence to most kickboxers (im sure you are fine) but some do use it inappropriately and use it as an offence instead of a defence

Answer 8

No it isn't just "teaching another person to kick the crap out of someone" Martial Arts is for Defending yourself, your family, friends, and those who cannot protect themselves only, not for bullying or fighting for fun.

the best thing you can do is avoid this guy, he never learned the true meaning of Martial Arts and he never will. He's not a person you want to be around when he does lose.

when his time to lose comes, it will be a hard fall for him.

Martial Arts is violence, and sometimes you have to match violence with violence to achieve peace. because there're people out there that will only respond to violence whether it's for respect or for understanding another persons point of view.

do not let this guy influence you in the wrong direction of your Martial Arts training, stay on the path your on now, and don't follow his example.

Answer 9

If that is what the person does then his instructor should have kicked (sic) him out.

Our Karate instructor has won numerous medals/championships for UK yet he in know way advocates going into the street and beating the krap out of someone.

Our first lesson was blocking. Nearly all of our moves being with a block, on questioning the younger members a few months back on fights they have had at school, out of six people 1 had been in a fight not started by him, and after a few seconds it stopped.

Answer 10

Many things in nature are violent. this does not make them bad.
Volcanoes are violent, storms are violent, animals are violent, earthquakes are violent....hammering in a nail is a violent action that requires focused force. Violent does not always equal bad.

Yes, martial arts are violent. Sometimes violence is need to achieve peace. Sometimes you must go to the heart of danger to find safety.

This black belt that is beating people up is a piece of crap. Steer clear of him. He will reap what he sows. He runs the risk of meeting a person that will destroy him one day or maybe some one he has beat up will realize they cannot defeat him in a physical fight so they will find another way to exercise their revenge upon him.

" In the wake of war sprouts thorn bushes." - Sun Tzu / The Art of War

Answer 11

The concept of martial arts bieng for self-defence is as stupid as saying a gun is only for shooting pogs. The very origin of the word can be traced to "the arts of Mars" mars bieng the god of war. Martial arts are about how to defeat or kill your opponent. the whole "spirituality" in martial arts is bs. It is something added to give the illusion that there is some spiritual or religious component to martial arts. Unarmed martial arts, just like a knife or a gun or a computer is a tool or a skill.