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Grant:
> The martial arts we practice today were handed down from the peaceful
> buddhists. No civilization has been without its dark and bloody side and
> the religious ferver that goes with it. It's hard to offer one's body up
in
> battle without a belief system to justify the act. It's a way of
overcoming
> fear. Fear itself is a soldier's greatest enemy. It gets in the way of
> what he has to do.
Their are two sides to that medal though. Fear fuels aggression, the brave
natural
response to cope with fear. The source of the fear may be life-threatening
so it better be handled properly. Violent means constitutes one tactical
way.
The other natural response is to flee of course. (The defeatist way is to
sit down
and assume a lethargic state...)
Therefore at least some degree of fear is not only allowed in times of
combat
but it is actually desirable! Of course, fear can be paralyzing if
experienced to too
high levels. There seems to be an optimum level.
Have you seen the Rocky movies. The boxing coach Micky would stand in
for me. (Frankie Fear as the fire within...)
Philip.
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