There are a lot of people teaching the martial arts these days, and a lot of them call themselves Master, or give themselves other presumptuous titles. Of course, there is a big difference between talking the talk and walking the walk. Many of these so called masters are, quite simply, not.
Master is a word that has come to signify that one has power and authority over something. It is a term that is common to the English culture, and it has such meaning in other and ancient cultures. Heck, seems like somebody is always trying to have power and authority and be a master over something...somebody...whatever.
So lets consider our modern society and these people who call themselves masters. Lets take a look at whether they really have what it takes, or whether they are just a load of...hot air. Lets consider what a Master needs to know to be called a Master.
First, a Master needs to know something about something. Doesnt matter if it is the technology of rock gardening or the technology of the martial arts. They have to have technical knowledge of the field they profess mastery in.
Unfortunately, the technology of the martial arts has never come to fruition. All those kids in the schools, all those military men, all those housewives and UFC watchers taking their classes, they dont know the technology because, quite honestly, the technology has never been actually codified and put down on paper. And it has to be able to be put on paper because, as the master musician once said, if it cant be written on paper, it isnt music.
Yes, we know what the cross over chokehold is, and the spinning rear kick, and all those other terms. We know they relate to certain body positions, and we know what they can do. But...why?
What are the physics that are actually involved in the successful technique? What are the physics of the entry into the technique? What are the physics of the mental state necessary to enable a person to make the technique work?
It is not enough to say pull that or twist this, there has got to be a description able to be written in physics, and, unless the master knows these physics, he isnt a master. Whats worse, is that this is only one of two things that need to be known for a person to be an actual and bona fide master. Ill tell you the rest in the second part of this article. - 30300
Master is a word that has come to signify that one has power and authority over something. It is a term that is common to the English culture, and it has such meaning in other and ancient cultures. Heck, seems like somebody is always trying to have power and authority and be a master over something...somebody...whatever.
So lets consider our modern society and these people who call themselves masters. Lets take a look at whether they really have what it takes, or whether they are just a load of...hot air. Lets consider what a Master needs to know to be called a Master.
First, a Master needs to know something about something. Doesnt matter if it is the technology of rock gardening or the technology of the martial arts. They have to have technical knowledge of the field they profess mastery in.
Unfortunately, the technology of the martial arts has never come to fruition. All those kids in the schools, all those military men, all those housewives and UFC watchers taking their classes, they dont know the technology because, quite honestly, the technology has never been actually codified and put down on paper. And it has to be able to be put on paper because, as the master musician once said, if it cant be written on paper, it isnt music.
Yes, we know what the cross over chokehold is, and the spinning rear kick, and all those other terms. We know they relate to certain body positions, and we know what they can do. But...why?
What are the physics that are actually involved in the successful technique? What are the physics of the entry into the technique? What are the physics of the mental state necessary to enable a person to make the technique work?
It is not enough to say pull that or twist this, there has got to be a description able to be written in physics, and, unless the master knows these physics, he isnt a master. Whats worse, is that this is only one of two things that need to be known for a person to be an actual and bona fide master. Ill tell you the rest in the second part of this article. - 30300
About the Author:
Al Case has studied a wide variety of arts for 4O+ years and defined the actual science behind the martial arts. You can avail yourself of this science starting with a free ebook at Monster Martial Arts.
