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By Henry Binerfa
Martial Science
Magazine Director
“...If you want to end the
career of a fighter give him
money and amenities. ...”
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“PAIN IS THE BEST
INSTRUCTOR, BUT NO ONE
WANTS TO GO TO THEIR
CLASS.”
This is a quote of General Choi Hong Hi founder of ITF Tae-
kwondo. I have chosen this phrase because it fits perfectly with
this moment of my life. At the moment the job responsibilities do
not allow me to train with the same frequency as before. And so
after a prolonged absence to the Dojo I have returned and now
I have those terrible pains in the muscles. I feel my legs weigh
heavily and I can not even lift my foot to take a step.
In martial arts the hard way is the best way to progress, there is
no other. There is a phrase of Master Han Shan Buddhism Chan
which says:
The easy way is always so attractive. So why do I pre-
fer the hard way? In the easy way, we take things for
granted. We become lazy and bored. This is a formu-
la for losing and causing problems to arise. When
we take the difficult road, we know that we cannot
lower our guard at any time. We have to stay alert
to be up to the challenge. Solving problems makes
our minds sharper and strengthens our character.
This is the achievement! This is the real gain!
Master Han Shan was right, the easy way makes us lazy. If you
want to end the career of a fighter give him money and ameni-
ties. In today’s modern world everything is made for the martial
arts. There are even protections for the fingers of those who en-
dure the fictitious boards that another will break at a stroke. I do
not disagree with this, but where I come from the boards were
not Rebreakable Boards. We would go and look for a brick or a