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Is there a superior martial art? er percentage but that also plays ... He was surrounded by six
Can we ever meet the invincible its part, it is luck or bad luck. The followers and began to
martial artist? movements in real fighting situa- boast that no one was his
tions tend to be imprecise because equal. He said, “Years ago,
Benny Urquîdez “The Jet”, Don the muscles are sometimes tense in my travels, I have seen
Wilson “The Dragon”, Bill Wallace due to the adrenaline itself that the techniques of his fa-
“Superfoot”, Joe Lewis “The Gold- gives off our organism, so it is easy ther, Munisai, but I have
en Boy” , Anderson Silva, Georges to make coordinating errors, so, not yet seen his.” Musashi,
St-Pierre, Chuck Liddell, BJ Penn, by putting a simple example, a slip who was becoming irritat-
Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Royce in the The moment the opponent ed, replied: “If you saw my
Gracie and a long list of names. launches a blow, we can be led to father’s techniques, mine
the KO. This is an intervention of are no different.” Bragging
But there are still discussions of misfortune. to his students, Gonnosuke
who is the best and there is no ex- pushed further, saying, “My
act definition of what is the supe- Anyway, for me the Heiho Ten- techniques are not to show
rior martial art. ka Ichi “The best martial artist to anyone.” Musashi said:
on earth” is one who brings good “No matter how you attack
My opinion is that what real- things to humanity. me, I’ll stop him, that’s my
ly leads to a victory is not what technique, do whatever I
style you practice, but rather what Beating people, maintaining want and whatever I want.”
training you have accomplished. violent attitudes, humiliating or Taking a wooden sword over
Perhaps the most absurd tech- abusing using knowledge of mar- six feet in length, Gonno-
nique with the correct training tial arts is not correct. Although suke began without formal-
can become an effective technique. you have a great undefeated, it ity a ferocious attack, but
is a great sacrilege to the martial Musashi walked directly
The physical preparation that you arts. Who is not capable of con- toward him and struck him
have received in your workouts is structing good deeds for himself, lightly between the eyes
very important, sometimes you for his parents, for his children, with the staff as if it were
can make the correct technical for his neighbors, for his nation, a sword. Gonnosuke hurried
or tactical movements, but they or for the world, what good is his away..
do not work because you lack the existence if only cause pain and
speed of reaction, or the necessary suffering. I recently read someone
force, or simply your strength and who said that martial arts have
speed diminished to what Long of no morals, that morale is provid-
the combat because your physical ed by their practitioners. But some
resistance did not live up to the of you imagine what martial arts
demands of the opponent. This is would be taught without a code of Henry Binerfa | Publisher/CEO
part of the key to success. On the ethics. Would we evolve or regress Martial Science Publications, LLC
other hand, there is psychological as human beings? I leave you with
preparation which can also be de- those thoughts and I hope you
cisive in determining defeat or vic- share your criteria with me.
tory in a fight. And a factor of low-

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