Advocating the Martial Arts

I know many of you the readers are aware of the Atlanta shooting that took the lives of 6 Asians and 2 non-Asians (1), the shooting in Boulder, Colorado (2), and then the shooting in Orange County California (3). There was of course another incident two days later, where at a Publix in Atlanta a "man" with body armor and six different guns was arrested. No was killed fortunately, but these incidents all have one thing in common.

These "people" were allowed to own assault rifles and some like the Publix incident carried firearms into a place where they should not be allowed. They were allowed to carry these weapons of death because politicians aren't willing to approve of stricter gun laws because either they are too afraid of losing votes from their gun-nut supporters, their blood money from the gun manufacturers, giving up their so-called manhood or even because they would look "weak" from caving in to the "evils" of the so-called "liberal agenda".

Long story, short: nothing is going to get done by these spineless cowards that make up the GOP.

This is why I am writing this post. Because I am wanting to do something about it.

Enter the Martial Arts

Here in this post, I am here to advocate that people should embrace the world of the martial arts and reject (if possible) the use of firearms.

By relying on the martial arts rather than firearms, there are several positive factors.

1) You are not carrying weapons (unless you are studying Iaido or Fencing) because YOU are the weapon. It takes time to turn yourself into one, but it will be worth it.

2) The price of guns is absurd. On the website http://cost-finder.com/what-is-the-average-cost-of-owning-a-gun-in-the-usa/ the gun itself costs $700, ammunition is $200, accessories for the firearms runs $300 and lessons itself is $300. In my home state of Minnesota, the purchase or transfer of a handgun costs nothing, whereas to get a permit costs $100 (though it depends on the county).

Practicing the martial arts is much cheaper. At my current school Midwest Karate that teaches Shotokan Karate, first lessons are free, but if you want to really commit to the school, it's $90 a month for those under 18 and $100 a month for those above 18 (like me).

Sounds cheaper than buying firearms on a monthly basis now, doesn't it?

3) About what I said on weapons from section 1, take a look at this photo.

Pathetic, isn't it?

Too spineless to enlist with the armed forces, but "courageous" enough to bring an assault rifle into a Target. A pitiful sight indeed.

Fortunately, if you practice the martial arts, you are as I said a weapon. Granted, you are not carrying any weapons like this poor excuse for a "man". You carry the weapons you were born with.

4) "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

A line from the Second Amendment that has been completely taken out of context and as you can see from the photo above, not in the hands of competent, clear minded "people".

The martial arts are meant to teach you about approaching things with a clear head and a sense of responsibility. Unlike the gun nuts who are looking for an excuse to shoot off their weapons of death, well-trained martial artists (like yours truly) aren't looking for an excuse to crack someone's skull, but we are ready for when peaceful solutions cannot be accomplished and if that should happen, well-trained martial artists aren't trying to kill the other person.

In the end

What is a firearm without the hands that wield it? Just a piece of metal to me.

With so much controversy and paranoia about military grade hardware and other firearms in the hands of raving lunatics that were no doubt involved in the January 6th incident or even thinking of doing something just as bad, I think Americans need to look towards a better means of self-defense.

Even if you are not as committed to the martial arts as I am, you still get a better understanding of what it means to defend yourself without trading reason for madness.

(1) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/he-shot-everyone-he-saw-atlanta-spa-workers-recount-horrors-n1262928

(2) https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-colorado-shooting-tuesday/index.html

(3) https://www.yahoo.com/news/several-dead-california-shooting-business-031537748.html

(4) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-arrested-atlanta-grocery-5-guns-body-armor-police-say-n1262016

https://factrepublic.com/30-interesting-facts-about-martial-arts/