Karate this is the Reason. We all understand there are many reasons for doing karate. Those reasons are personal and varied. The reasons range from, “I want to get in shape,” to “I want to learn to protect myself.”

We are going to create a narrow focus. We are discussing a small but important idea. The reason for training, and we are going to use a dead Prussian General to do so.

We are going to create a narrow focus. We are discussing a small but important idea. The reason for training, and we are going to use a dead Prussian General to do so.

Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz

Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz has thoughts on your Karate — Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz

Clausewitz wrote a book called, On War, or Vom Kriege. The book is a classic when it comes to war. His book and the ideas contained wherein are often quoted. Here are a few to prime the pump.

Karate is the Reason and Few Points to Add to The Fact

“The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.” That sounds like a modern business saying, “Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good.”

Or, “No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy.” And a favorite, “Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.” That sounds like every coach that ever coached. “Don’t give up.”

In the simplest of terms validation of ideas that have other independent validation are likely pretty solid in their standing.

The narrow focus we have for our purposes is the classic, “War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.”

Karate this is the Reason

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