Values, Virtues, Culture
When I scan internal arts social media, I almost never see the things that are most meaningful to me.
I see lots of videos of forms and techniques. I see mentions of historical masters and styles. I see lineage claims and occasional debunking of same. But I don’t see what has kept me involved for all these years.
Namely values, virtues and culture.
The values shown in this picture are only a few of those that form my inner experience. They are vanishing from the wider western cultural landscape which for me is a great loss.
Martial arts in general and internal arts in particular are at their best when they serve the development of an individual. Nourishing one’s spirit, adding depth of character, and building virtue within each student, are among the highest values of internal arts.
Let’s please not give these up.