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other point is this, a lot of people think of martial arts as meaning purely 'violence'; but, in fact, martial arts doesn't teach anyone how to be violent; for example, a non-violent character who practices martial arts will likely remain non-violent no matter how good at martial arts they become; for instance, a black belt might get challenged by a white belt; and, the black belt will choose to walk the other way - even though they know they would win.

Similarly, a violent person may choose to remain violent after having gone and practiced martial arts; but, then, martial arts itself is certainly not to blame for another persons choosing to be violent; instead, that is all their own fault. An analogy would be, a knife can be used to cut bread and to feed people/or else, can be used to stab at them/and,whether you choose to either use/or, abuse it is purely down to the individual's own choice.

After having said all of that, I have heard of plenty of cases where many a violent character was reformed through having gone and practiced martial arts. Part of the reason why people want to hurt one another is often through being afraid; so, if you can teach yourself to not fear so much; -which is what martial arts teaches us- ; then, you will have no reason to be violent towards others; as you will see others as offering no really serious threat to you.

I confess that I myself do often find people who are far bigger than me rather threatening; but, martial arts teaches me that size doesn't matter so much; instead, to rely more on having really good technique(s); so, now-a-days, I walk down the street much less afraid of people who are bigger than me, physically; and, thus, I feel a lot more relaxed; and, thus, my character has become a lot more relaxed, warm, friendly, open. As to those who actually threaten me; I simply walk away/or, run(but, with some self-confidence).

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