Motivation

Have you ever considered your motivation when doing things. You know, the why you do things a way you do them. In the martial arts do you give due consideration to the motivation behind why you do martial arts? Why you learn self-protection tactics? Why you would enter into a conflict? Why you acted the way you did when you actually had a violent encounter? Why you even allowed yourself to get past avoidance and open to conflict that led to physical violence?

Shigeki [刺激] is another one of those words and ideograms that symbolize something seldom addressed in martial arts training and practice not to forget just how important that is in the arena of self-defense, fighting and/or combat. Do you even know what true violence is? Do you know who, what, why and how violence occurs and violent people do what they do?

Motivation does lead to provocation. Motivation does lead to encouragement to do violent things. Motivation can be an incentive to jump into a violent environment or situation. Isn't this something to think about and consider before you come to a particular perception and belief that could supply motivation in the type of actions you take as a marital artist - as a person.

I am a highly motivated ... truly dedicated ... mean lean green machine .... Marine but guess what, I am also highly motivated to "avoid" violence and violent behavior in all facets of my life. I may even be successful someday.