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Therefore to be a martial artist also means to be an artist of life. Since life is an ever-going process, one should flow in this process and to discover, to actualize, and to expand oneself.

—Bruce Lee

Part 1

COMMENTARIES ON THE MARTIAL WAY

REFLECTIONS ON COMBAT

Martial art—a definition

Martial art includes all the combative arts like karate, judo, Chinese gung fu or Chinese boxing, aikido, Korean karate—I could go on and on and on. But it’s a combative form of fighting. I mean, some of them became sport, but some of them are still not. I mean, some of them use, for instance, kicking to the groin, jabbing fingers into eyes, and things like that.

An animal jumps at every sound . . . a leaf responds to every push of air . . . but an enlightened man in combat moves only when he chooses—only when necessary—actually, the movement before it is necessary. He is not tensed but ready, he is never set but flexible.

I am known as a teacher and a notoriously expensive one at that. For when my time is demanded of me, my learners pay for their worth. Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.