These are four distinctly different things. There is one thing that is common to all four. The one thing transcends things like systems, styles and techniques. What is the “one” thing?
Weeelllll, the answer is quite simple once you hear it. When you think about it then you usually have this “oh shit” moment. Have you gotten it yet? Wellll, the “one thing” is “martial principles” or what I have referred to as “fundamental principles of martial systems.” In reality they are actually just “principles” but I put the long name on them to associate them to martial arts - in general.
When I start differentiating between martial sport, martial fighting, martial combat and martial self-defense then it is about the techniques derived from those categories that come from the application of the fundamental principles of martial systems. It is what spans or inter-connects commonality between vastly different things.
It is about providing a holistic application of many different atomistic derivatives depending on how one applies things like sport, fighting or self-defense. In a nutshell, for civilians outside the purview of both professionals as civilians or professionals as military you really want to stay with self-defense unless you are totally sure and committed to the sport versions with no crossovers.
Principles drive technique. The application of principles manifesting into techniques all depend on the moment and the moments circumstances. Seems simple doesn’t it? Well, it is anything but complicated yet simple or simple yet complicated. When you dive into principles and master them then the system, style or technique becomes a product of the requirements of that one moment.
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