Friday, June 22, 2007

Nonviolence and Martial Sports.

Yep, you read that right.

Great quote.


Boise Weekly - Not Your Everyday Newspaper: Rec: Rec Features: Peaceful Warrior:
"...Smith, who has a purification prayer in Chinese characters tattooed down his right shin (the one most used for kicking), doesn't see any contradiction between his practice of nonviolence and his practice of Thai boxing. "In muay Thai, it is not my intention to violently harm an individual. Anger has no place in my practice. Instead, I enter into an agreement with my opponent to compete in a sport we both hold dear. There is a major difference between an opponent and a victim. Violence is an attitude before it becomes an action." "

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