Why Train

The martial arts experience is different for everyone: for most, it is a place to be strong, for many it is a place to be entertained, for some, it is a place to heal, for the few, it is a place where one can be a part of a community. Everyone also differs in their time spent in training: from days, weeks, months, years, and even decades. What matters most is not the length of the time, but the quality of the time spent. How we gauge the quality is determined by the intentions, effort, and outcomes that result from these choices.

Although each student's intentions differ, they are all rooted in two factors: health and happiness. Being active, mastering a skill, and having a positive social circle, are different ways to pursue happiness. Not that achieving all or any of the above guarantees happiness, but martial arts can be that vehicle to generate it.

However, martial arts are not taught to achieve happiness for happiness' sake: long-term happiness in training can be the result of doing something worthwhile around good people and applying the lessons outside of training. The rewards of training are not limited to mastery of skills or belonging to a positive community. Training can lead to something as simple yet rewarding as discovering what you can create for yourself.