Posted by Concerned on April 16, 2002 at 14:40:23:
Do people go to martial arts schools to learn their morality? It seems to me that some schools may overstep their bounds in what they teach. Some schools attempt to entrench themselves as the driving moral force in your life. Should they be? Is that what people expect/want when they go to a martial arts school?
Me personally, no. I want to learn martial arts - which to me means learning how to fight, and learning how to take care of myself both physically and mentally. But I don't want it to teach me right from wrong and how to make decisions or what to base my decisions on. To me, that's what my religion/spiritual beliefs are for.
Anyone have any thoughts? (on this subject.....)