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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Drakmar" data-source="post: 697247" data-attributes="member: 1318">I agree, mostly.  There are other methods that you can learn to control your emotions.  But, most of those are not linked to an exercise.  Yoga would be one example.  I don't like Yoga.  That's just me.. might be suitable for you though.  (I am not saying that you need to take something up, just that Yoga may sit with your moral set better.)  And the bully does matter, everybody matters.  We really do need to address the cause and not just the symptoms.Also.  As I stated before, I believe that having somebody play/be the Devil's Advocate in a discussion about MA is useful, it does promote thought and discussion.  I don't agree with some aspects of Lannon's views nor the delivery of them in some instances, but I do consider his views valid.  Now, I don't consider MAs a waste of my time, but this is because I see an intrinsic value in them for me.As for my sense of inner peace?.. well, I wouldn't necessarily say that I have one.  It would be more accurate to say that through Kung Fu, I am able to bring my mind and body into alignment.  And because of that I am able to achieve a balance.Another thing... I think it is rather short-sighted to just "increase your level of education so that you might earn a decent wage and live in a safer community".  What that implies to me is that you believe that rather then trying to improve the community we live in and make it safer, we should just turn our backs on the more violent/chaotic communities and move to a more serene one.I believe that people should be in a constant state of education.  Not necessarily an institution like a University.  But in life in general.  Whether it is via a tertiary education system or via  social club that focuses on particular topics, when you are learning things you are opening your mind to new ideas.  To me.. that is good.And Lannon is right.  Finding statistics on the conflict ratio of MAs vs Non-MAs would be quite difficult.  But it would still be interesting to see the results.  As somebody indicated.. in a MA thread a large number of people have come out with examples of a fight they have been in.  Me.. I came out with examples of fights I avoided.  The majority of the time, when a thread like this comes up, MAs who have not been in a fight, don't post that fact.  This is because they don't really have any "Fight" stories.Drakmar.</blockquote>

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