Much of the Martial Arts has not only fallen victim to corruption and commercialism but it has deviated and become a show business. ‘’Micky Mouse’s descendants are doing well’’. We see highly skilled performers displaying almost superhuman feats. I salute them. “Nothing wrong with show business’’.
The problem is, it is marketed as Martial Arts, deceiving the audience as well as the practitioners.
These acrobatic abilities will not enable anyone to effectively defend themselves against a ‘real life’ physical, verbal, or emotional attack’ neither will a rank or a title.
A belt is a piece of cloth. A certificate is a piece of paper.
Your knowledge, skills, experience and most of all, your attitude, all within the framework of a sound and healthy meditative balance is what makes you a Martial Artist.