ICMAUA Philosophy
We are united to the World.
All the Martial Arts are united.
All the Martial Arts are Combat.
All the Martial Artists are Combat Masters.
Combat Martial Arts Masters are independent.
Combat Martial Arts Masters study other Combat Martial Arts.
Combat Martial Arts Masters have to develop.
Combat Martial Arts have to develop.
We are united to the World
We live in this wonderful World and we are a part of it. That is why we are united to everything that exists in this World. That is why we should live not inflicting harm to this World. We try to live doing Good. We are trying to reduce the amount of evil in this World. In order to do that we study Martial Arts and do Good. This is our Way: the Way of Martial Arts and Good. The ICMAUA is for those who seeks following this Way.
All the Martial Arts are united
If we consider the history of any
traditional or modern Martial Art, we will find its connection to other Martial
Arts or kinds of sports. Before founding his own Martial Art the Master learned
from other masters, other styles, read manuals and books about other Martial
Arts. If it happened nowadays, he watched video, CDs, attended seminars,
competitions, took part in fights. All that, either he
realized it or not, influenced his views on the Martial Arts. That is why all
the Martial Arts share some similar techniques, principles, strategies,
tactics, philosophy. They share common roots from the
past and can join together into a new Martial Art in the future. ICMAUA
believes that all the Martial Arts are united.
All the Martial Arts are Combat
Philosophical systems of oriental origin assert, that it is possible to reach the harmonic
development of spirit, body and mind being engaged in whatever you like. You
can write poems, cook fish, sell petrol, study Martial
Arts. The main thing is to do that with full self-return. Then, one of the
meanings of the word Kung-fu is a time spent, the
synonym of the words skill, mastership. They say that if a cook is skilful his Kung-fu is good.
Every Martial Art differs from another one mostly in Combat: the possibility of
using it for self-defense or attack. Nowadays, and that is the right way, a lot
of Martial Arts schools and movements turned into the kinds of sports, health
improving or purely applied systems. That is good,
everyone can find in Martial Arts everything he needs: victory in sports,
health and the possibility of self-defense. With it all ICMAUA believes that
every Martial Art should keep the aspect of self-defense and should be a Combat
Martial Art. Combat: being able to be used in fighting, and Martial
Art: able to develop spirit, mind and body.
All Martial Artists are Combat Masters
After many years of trainings in Martial
Arts a beginner becomes a Master. When does it happen: in one
training, in twenty or ten thousand trainings? No, it doesn’t depend on
the exact number of trainings, it depends on acquired Martial Arts skills. But
what defines skills and Mastery? Is it a number of mastered techniques? They
are checked at the exams in a kind of forms, sparring or breaking things. But
there are such Martial Arts schools which have lots of forms, but there are
also schools which have no forms. Are the representatives of the first school better
Masters than those of another one?
In order to be the Black belt and Master
in ICMAUA it is not necessary to know all technique of the style. It is much
more important to be able to use it in real fight. The most part of Masters, in
case they are not the founders of the style, do not know all the variants of
all the technique of their style and it is normal. Because
every Combat Martial Art is inexhaustible. The Legendary Master Choki Motobu from Okinawa
according to contemporary evidence practiced only one Kata Naifanchi.
But he was a great fighter and a real Combat Martial Arts Great Master. You can
know only one block, one kick and one stance of your style. But if you know and
perform them perfectly, in a way your block will beat off any attack, and your
kick is absolutely imparriable, then you will be a
winner in any combat. This means that you are a real Master and deserved Black
belt of the style. Quality is valued higher than quantity in ICMAUA.
Combat Martial Arts Masters are independent
The Martial Artist always thinks how to
improve his Mastery. But thinking is always independent. That is why the
Martial Artist is also always independent. ICMAUA admits the rights of all
Martial Artists to be independent.
Combat Martial Arts Masters study other Martial Arts
Aspiration to development and perfection
makes the Master compare his Art with other Masters, schools and styles. It can
be a simple introduction to other styles at the competition, on video, in the
book. If the Master got interested in another style, he starts studying this
style or separate techniques of this style. The most part of ancient and modern
Masters practiced several styles or Martial Arts schools. As all the Combat
Martial Arts are united, then a part of physical, philosophic, psychological
principles and fighting techniques are common or close. The common ones are:
the skills of concentrating the consciousness, relaxing, using the weight of
the body, the state of your psychics. That is why it is simpler to acquire a
new style exactly for Master not a beginner. His progress in the new style will
be faster. ICMAUA considers the studies of other Martial Arts to be important
for the development of the Martial Artist.
Combat Martial Arts Masters have to develop.
The Master can be a real Master only in
case he is constantly developing. That is why today he performs the throw
differently, not like it was yesterday, but tomorrow not like today. So,
contemporary Masters of the Aikido Founder Grand Master Morihei
Ueshiba remembered, that his yesterdays
recommendations of the technique performance always differed from todays ones. Karate Shotokan Founder Grand Master Gichin Funakoshi at the venerable age said, that he had
only then understood what was the proper way of blowing with
a fist. ICMAUA asserts that the Master should always change and develop.
ICMAUA supports the development of Martial Arts Masters.
Combat Martial Arts have to develop.
Every Martial Art is being developed.
There are no Martial Arts which had not been altered since their appeared. These changes can be more or less significant. If
the name of the style then remains the same, we say that it is developing. If
the name is changed, we see the appearance of a new Martial Arts school or a
new Martial Arts style. All the Martial Arts were created by their Founders.
Then the Founder, usually after the careful studies of one or several Martial
Arts, their comparison, synthesis and change, announced the creation of his own
style or Martial Arts school. All the Martial Arts were created in such a way.
ICMAUA assumes, that the Founder is to define the
requirements of his school or style by himself. ICMAUA supports the development
of the Martial Arts.
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