Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
– Confucius
Sometimes it is important to take a step back and simplify. As Confucius said so long ago, we insist on making life complicated. Sometimes we do this with our martial arts too. We insist on making things more complicated than they need to be.
Simple techniques, done correctly, are often the best for actual self-defense. However, this does not mean we can’t practice things more complicated to improve other traits and develop ourselves in other areas. We just need to recognize the purpose for what we are doing things.
But then take this lesson from the training hall to life, and recognize why you are doing things, and don’t complicate life unnecessarily. Because just as the most simple self-defense techniques are often the best for defending yourself from actual violence, the simplest things in life, and keeping our life free of unnecessary complications produces happier, healthy and fulfilling lives.
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