"Flowery forms (organized despair) and artificial techniques are ritualistically practiced." And "To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person." Bruce Lee

Instead of facing combat in its suchness, then, most systems of martial art accumulate a "fancy mess” that distorts and cramps their practitioners and distracts them from the actual reality of combat, which is simple and direct. Instead of going immediately to the heart of things, flowery forms (organized despair) and artificial techniques are ritualistically practiced to simulate actual combat. Thus, instead of "being" in combat, these practitioners are "doing" something "about" combat.To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.Understanding requires not just a moment of perception, but a continuous awareness, a continuous state of inquiry without conclusion.The athlete of more advanced years tends to warm up more slowly and for a longer time. This fact may be due to greater need for a longer warm-up period, or it may be because an athlete tends to get "smarter" as he gets older. via Emily

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