[Militis]

I believe that many religions and philosophies have a lot to say on this subject. I know that the Shaolin, which if I'm correct were Buddhist, believed that by fighting, they were only refusing the harm that was intended on them.

In Christianity, which is constantly criticized when it comes to people of our profession (fighting), there is much that a lot of people never hear about.

Whenever a Christian MAist is confronted about martial arts conflicting with his religion, it is probably by using the passage from Jesus about turning the other cheek, and letting and offender have your coat. Funny thing is, this seems to be out of context, because there are totally different messages throughout the Bible. In Ecclesiastes (old testament) King Solomon talks about how there is a time for everything under the sun, including a time to hate, a time to fight, and a time to kill. These are messages that we don't think of as being Christian like, but throughout the Bible, God showed many acts of justice by destroying cities and killing men.

So from my standpoint (a Christian Martial Artist) there is no conflict with my religion, because it says in the Bible that there is a time to fight. God prepared Israel's nation for battles throughout the Bible, so Christianity cannot be considered a completely peaceful, non-violent religion.


Same goes for Islam. People die, and fight with all their might for their religions sake. Islam is by no means a violent religion, just like Christianity isn't, but violence comes into play, and cannot be ignored.

I am sure that their are probably religions that completely discredit violence, but there are not many. If you are Christian and you think that violence and fighting are completely wrong under any circumstance, than I suggest you read your Bible and learn your religion a little better.


I know that by being Christian, anything I say is going to sound biased, and I don't mean for it to. The point I am making is that all of these "peace centered" religions that people think consider violence a sin aren't completely peace centered, and all acknowledge the fact that there is indeed a time for violence (e.g. being attacked or your family is in danger).

From what I have seen and heard, I can live in peace knowing that my passion (martial arts) is most definitely not sinful, and can come in handy if it must.