Warriors as Leaders

There is a very interesting theme running through 'Living the Martial Way' that mirrors the direction that my Kung Fu school takes us. There was a very interesting paragraph in the book that is worth quoting:

"As a warrior, you are growing stronger, more educated, and more powerful than most of your non-warrior associates. But these treasures don't come without a price. Strength breeds power, and as an emergent leader you assume the responsibility to lead ethically, to apply your power justly and benevolently. You must put your personal honor to work for the good of society."

At Maurys Kung Fu they aim to create leaders in society through martial arts training, developing leadership skills is as important a goal as mastery of form and technique. I love the idea that as a result of the time and hard work we put into our training we are developing mental and physical strength beyond the people in society around us which leaves us as modern day warriors with a responsibility to lead. Maurys Kung Fu places an emphasis on leadership that I have not seen anywhere else and it makes so much sense, without this understanding of how to lead others it becomes more challenging as the martial arts student finds themselves naturally fall into this role as they develop their skills.

Nick
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