03-05-2012, 12:00 AM
theres a certain mystique around martial arts, especially with the so-called 'spiritual' internal martial arts...
the same danger with yogi gurus, newbies can become over-awed by their teachers 'movements'
giving them undue reverence which would be better placed on the inner Spirit that can teach you movements also
and these teachers know more or less about this mystique and can take advantage of naive inexperienced ones through the manipulation of it
it is very predatorial, even if the teacher is quite enlightened and sincere, that potential is there in the background (unconscious)
and when money is added to the equation, and the teacher needs students payments to support the livelihood, watch out
the mystique is perpetuated also in the terminologies, qi/chi, prana, bioelectricmagnetic energy, internal strength, etc
and is compounded by the fact that any physical exercise can make the body feel good (endorphins) and is generally beneficial but one can mistaken this for the 'specialness' of the teacher and their style/art
it is related to 'glamor',
the same danger with yogi gurus, newbies can become over-awed by their teachers 'movements'
giving them undue reverence which would be better placed on the inner Spirit that can teach you movements also
and these teachers know more or less about this mystique and can take advantage of naive inexperienced ones through the manipulation of it
it is very predatorial, even if the teacher is quite enlightened and sincere, that potential is there in the background (unconscious)
and when money is added to the equation, and the teacher needs students payments to support the livelihood, watch out
the mystique is perpetuated also in the terminologies, qi/chi, prana, bioelectricmagnetic energy, internal strength, etc
and is compounded by the fact that any physical exercise can make the body feel good (endorphins) and is generally beneficial but one can mistaken this for the 'specialness' of the teacher and their style/art
it is related to 'glamor',