For years I've been wanting to discuss what separates a martial artist from a fighter. But who better to do it than an actual philosopher and martial artist? I'm so honored to have my friend David Tian-a former professor in Asian philosophy-talk about the meaning behind martial arts. This is one of my favorite collaborations to date, and had an amazing time putting this together. If you're into psychology, philosophy, relationships, and self-improvement, David Tian's content is second to none. Subscribe to his channel and support an amazing educator: kzfaq.info

My greatest personal lesson from training combat sports so far is as follows: Unless you are capable of wreaking havoc, of truly hurting someone at will, but deliberately choose not to and instead choose to be good, kind and loving, you cannot be truly called peaceful, you are just harmless. Martial arts /combat sports teach us that in order to be truly humble, kind and loving, we must first become intimidating, formidable and strong and full of confidence that stems from that.

Counter striking = mastery in life That was deep for real.

For a second I thought this was MindSmash lol

Martial Arts thought me two things 1. How to deal with conflict. Plenty of times, especially during sparring, sometimes my partner would make a move that hurt like shit. Therefore I had to learn how to voice my discontentment in a friendly mannner. 2. And most importantly, it taught me how to stay calm. My main art is boxing. So learning how to stay calm and thinking of a stratergy while getting punched in the face continuously helped a lot. Getting punched in the face is one of the most intense situation a person can get into, and if you can stay calm in that situation, you can stay calm in any situation.

Unwillingness to hurt another human unless it's necessary.

Anyone wanting to improve their lives should watch this video every morning before leaving home for work. Watch it before your workout and you'll break record's.. Watch it before a fight and your opponent is in trouble!! Awesome video Lawrence Kenshin

This piece was simply amazing..reminded me of what it is to be when one has chosen to be a life long practitioner of the warrior/martial arts. There was a piece of me that forgot these principles when life came crashing down on me. Thank you for this.

Fantastic video! Some people will never understand the intellectual and philosophical journey involved in striving towards some type of physical mastery.

after 47 years of training i totally agree with this man,,it seems respect as gone,,,,beaten up as a child every day then at 13 I was beaten and left for dead,i saw a trailer for enter the dragon,,my life changed,i began martial arts and it taught me to fight back,,,we are warriors,survivors,,without humility we are but thugs,,protect the weak,,thank you david,,well put sir

Martial Arts...... it's a beautiful thing....Never give up! Keep moving forward! Stay strong my brother's!

Lawrence, your videos are an excellent education in how to go about the world with martial artist like mindset. We are blessed to have been exposed to your body of work. Do keep up the excellent work & thank you.

I love your videos man whenever I’m bored or don’t know what to do with myself I know I can come to your channel and that you will have something that will help me learn something

Awesome, really resonated with me. Martial Arts is teaching me how to remain calm during the storm, and not to waste precious energy tensing up in anxiety. Tough, but very much needed in a fight and in life. Thanks for the inspiration!

Amazing video. I was always intrigued by martial arts as a kid. Ninja turtles, wwf, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee. I found mma around 18 and at 19 I started training. It’s been the single most transformative thing I’ve ever done. Taught me so many lesson thru experience rather than examples. Recommend it to everyone who’s interested

For those who are weak, get stronger, that's fitness. For those who are weak, master that weakness, that's martial arts.

Xlnt video. I have practiced Martial Arts for 40 years, had my own Freestyle Martial Arts classes for 28 years. It has been & is a huge part of my life. My students are my second family. The pride of guiding & supporting my young students through their Martial journey, developing in ability, technique, speed, stamina, respect, confidence cannot be given a monetary value! I thank the Martial Arts for giving me a sound basis to focus my life on.

Man, you made me cry like a little kid with your words. Been boxing for almost 6 years now, and your video put my thoughts regarding martial arts in a beautiful way, Im truly thankful for having found martial arts. Love your work!!

Beautiful text, beautiful read, beautiful illustrated! Thank you!

Love this warrior philosophy stuff. Awesome piece.

This is one of my favorite videos, so I added it to my Self-Improvement and Martial Arts Playlists. Also my favorites.

I love and believe in your wording, David Tian.

This video Hits a spot I prefer to not to look at usually. I grew up with my older brother feeling inferior and quite the opposite of a warrior. He beat me and made me feel worthless. When i started practicing martial arts my life transformed, the first time i could get my brother into submission was the last time he didn't respect me. This is a powerful message and really, the core of martial arts as I came to love them. Aside from that, this voice over is much more enjoyable than the one you tried out in the recent videos. I'd be happy to hear this voice in your upcoming videos :) Keep up your great work with this channel, you bring out the best in us

Beautiful article. Beautiful presentation. Thank you Sensei Lawrence Kenshin. Thank you Sensei David Tian. Will appreciate more of this.

This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing 🙏

This resonates so deeply it echoes off the chambers of my heart. God bless!

lol, very excellent video Lawrence and by David Tan. Kudos to both of you. I have been training retreating and counter striking although I am fast and quite powerful and precise if I want to be. have been too far away from opponents when I spar. Recently have some breakthroughs due to learning how to pivot, side step, jabs and various push kicks..., feints at ease with good balance and reflexes and economy of movements at minimal efforts and distancing, attack from timing of opponents and their jabs or kicks,.... and how to block out the opponents hands or legs via hand block or leg blocks etc.... and now with muay thai balancing and efficient ease of movement, I can stay much closer with opponents yet strike or counter them easily than before, or mirror them in defense or dodge their strikes mainly....

Thank you for this video Lawrence and David! This video is amazing because it has given me many more ways to explain the concept of martial arts to people that don't understand or think it's just for "goons" or "athletes". I'm going to suggest that all my students watch this video (and all your others.)

I needed this today, thank you

Truly amazing perspective

Wow. Just... wow. This video is perfection, from start to finish.

Great video, great narration and clear and crisp sound. Thumbs up dude!

Love this channel!

Another beautiful video man. This is so inspiring and pumped right now.

Respect for lesson provided.. 👍👍👍

Great narration. This one gave me goosebumps

This is the best video on the channel

Great video man! Both the audio and the images were great

This video was beautiful!

Love it. Voice over and everything.

Such a well done video and beautifully said. Ossss!

Great Video David 🙏🙏

I have done yoga, fasting,spirituality in different forms, didn't work for me... its only when I started getting into the dojo,fought,lost,won,got frustrated,overcame the frustration, followed the warrior code, learned discipline, only then I started to develop as a person. I was lucky to have a good sensei who trained us with devotion and love, not only did he physically trained us, he also corrected our personal flaws, listened to our problems, encouraged us when we were down. I have much respect for him and I eternally grateful for his guidance.

I love this man your a great man and no one else could have said this better

Not going to lie. This video is here at the most perfect timing. Going through so much. I hold your videos with the upmost respect and love. PLEASE, do not stop posting man.

Beautiful,delightful.. Awesome!!!!

Thank you for making this awesome video

Love the voice over work here!

Couldn’t agree more. Thank you for the content. 🤘😇🙏

Excellent points. Liked, shared & listened to all the advertisements. Thx mate

This is one of your best videos so far

This amazing 👏🏻🙏🏻

I had been practicing martial arts since I was 11 years old and ended my career in martial arts tournament with completely torn ACL but the discipline was worth it.

Awesome video, very impactful

This is really interesting and enlightening .

Big fan. All your content is amazing. Keep on keepin on brother.

Thanks I need this a video❤

Amazing!

Very well said👏👏👏I'm enjoying this beautiful journey💪🥋🥊🥊🏋️‍♂️👊💯💯💯

We want more like this!

Superb! I love it. LK. Great words, great vid!

Excellent video

this video earned my subscribe

Killer video brother ❤

Thank you

This touched my heart

Perfect voice for narration! Keep it up sir!

Powerful stuff, well presented.

I agree what David Tian said.

best video i saw since a long time

Much better audio in this new video. Good work.

So nice had to watch it twice

Wish I could l could “like” this a thousand times over.

much love ❤️

Lawrence, I did not learn any muay thai. But i've learned a few silat school. What you just mentioned is 100% what my Gurus told me. It is the same. The way of self defence against advance aggression. A warrior always be humble. If he is not, he'll lose in a fight or in life. Thanks again for this valuable insight sharing. Thank you😍

Awesome narrator! Awesome message! 🙏🏼 (bowing in respect)

Thank you.

Excelent vídeo bro!

It's not about how hard you hit It's about how much you can get hit And keep moving forward!!!

What a video 🥺🙏👊🔥

Liked,favourited and shared! 🔥🙌🔥🙌

It's about discipline. Building character and learn from defeats in life. That's how you grow as a person.

Love your stuff bruh

that was powerful well said.

I loved.

Thank you for this experience. Truly blissful 🙏🌀🧬🧿❤️‍🔥💪☀️🪙

WHAT A BRIEF INFORMATION 👌👌SUPERB LOTS OF LOVE FROM HYDERABAD,INDIA.

Proud to be a martial artist 🙏

Wow man. This is fucking beautiful. Great work.

The voice is much better now.

Well done my friend

Awesome!

I luv it, real motivation video

That was beautiful, man. Great video. Oss.

There is a link to what is being said and astrology. The martial aspect in every person is related to the planet Mars. Mars was also the god of war in ancient times. The ancient gods are the 7 archetypes that exist in men/women. Mars is the masculine power, Venus the feminine. If you combine both archetypes in a warrior, you get amazingly elegant fighters. Elegance/grace/beauty are aspects of Venus. Power, going for it, initiative are aspects of Mars. In brief the 5 remaining archetypes: * Saturn: keeping form, survival instinct (fear) * Jupiter: growing, expanding, learning * Mercury: intellect, understanding * Moon: emotion, sensitivity * sun: wilpower, selfconfidence The sun defines your 'stance/posture'. Eg Buakaw Banchamek has sun in taurus. Taurus is unmoving. Stubborn, solid wall. I think this picture is clear 🙂

You finally showed your face!

Martial arts can change the world.

Goddamn You Don't Know How Geeked I Get for Yours and Mindsmash's Videos.

Inspirational

God bless you You have and always will succeed.