Why Learn Martial Arts?

[liquidsquid]

i live in south africa and i do a soft fist style and so far my self confidence has improved a lot i have more energy for the day and i can probably hold my own in a fight only negative i can see is that the kancho works us to death go to this link to learn more about my organization www.karate-jutsu.co.za

[eldurner]

regardless of what they call it, EVERY martial art uses energy manipulation and chakras. most use the sacral chakra, i've heard it called dantien/tanjun etc etc. any art or sport for that matter, uses energy flow imo. anything that requires relaxed/natural motion without thinking (even stock brokers' gut feeling) is actually using proper ki/chi/psi flow etc. even the knock out is actually just energy work. shots right on the chin break the circuit of the conception and governing vessels... thats why it it just looks like their legs just die out....short circuit

[Darin Rosewood]

Yes, but they don't actually work with the chakras. dim Mak and Kundalini Yoga do, the rest just use some form of energy manipulation and don't discuss the meridians/pressure points/chakras at all.

[elementmover]

thats true but to the original question was why practice the martial arts i practice it as a way to get better in my psionic abilities with my pyrokinesis and my other kinesis abilities it helps with discipline and focus and with the focus you can use if you are a kinetic in anyway or even with your other gifts.