Tomorrow, JS will have her taekwondo promotion test for 3rd dan blackbelt. She called me early this afternoon just to remind me and wish her luck. Sure she can di ba? Astig si JS magiging blackbelter na just like Daddy Onad. I guess, if my memory serves me right, may black belt din sa taekwondo si Sir. Aside from these two special persons in my life, meron din akong mga ka batch noong highschool na into this kind of defense training. Naalala ko tuloy sila PJ, ER, Eldrin at iba pa. Mostly yung mga galling ng Montessori ang into Taekwondo.
As to my personal conviction, I believe na instead of hazing, dapat ito ang pagtuunan ng pansin sa training mga police at military. Malaki ang magagawa nito para sa manual na pakikipaglaban in case walang sandata. I wasn’t exposed sa taekwondo so I really wanna make bawi sa anak kapag elementary na sila. It is good when you have this outlet and discipline.
Discipline is essential kung gusto mong maging master sa martial arts. Kahit sa Wu Shu, it is always a combination of a disciplined form and contact-combat. Just recently, I found out that shibashi Qui gong was derived from the contemplative parts of Chinese Martial Arts form. It is learning the “Chi” energy manipulation while doing the forms. Kaya naman pala para na rin akong into Martial Arts whenever I do that, pero preliminary steps pa lang yun. Combat follows after that. It goes to show na hindi ganun ka violent ang mga martial arts. Since they are arts, incorporated dito ang balance [as in the case and law of yin-yang], well coordinated mind and body, discipline at aesthetics [siguro when it comes to form].
Right, dapat may disiplina sa pangangatawan ang master of arts. Magsisimula yan sa tamang pagbabalanse ng katawan, tamang paghinga or breathing exercise, then the opening up of the chest, readiness of the arms to sway with the winds, stillness of the mind. Kailangan naka rest din ang isip at hindi bomabarded by the other ongoing activities. Sportsmanship is another virtue na puwede nating matagpuan in the domain of taekwondo, karatedo, and other martial arts. Kailangan kasi ito kapag may sparing sessions na. Siyempre sa real life combat lang maaaring masukat kung hanggang saan na niya na master ang forms at ang art ng pakikilaban. Hmm… siguro ang sarap ilagay ng mga martial training photos sa facebook. Hay… bakit nga ba hindi ako napagkaloobang ng physique na pwedeng maging black belter. Anyway….
Last words to say, siguro good luck sa non- biological sister ko. JS is now ready to be a master. Masakit nga lang kasi makakapal ang mga table na dapat niyang hatiin pero surely, kaya niya yun! Very Filipino? Try to learn naman Arnis. This is another form of Martial arts na kinikilalalang Pinoy. Pero this time around kailangan ng gumamit ng organic extensions/ weapons, and that is the molave sticks na ginagamit.
The Force be with us!
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