Are You DEVOTED?

Are You DEVOTED?
“Defensive Stance”

In this world of distractions is anyone DEVOTED? Is modern society counter DEVOTION? Why? To what purpose?

Does modern society celebrate DISTRACTION vs DEVOTION? In self-defense we begin each year with Defensive Stance symbolizing the DNA of WONJIN HAPKIDO, defense. Life Defense practitioners are DEVOTED to PRINCIPLES of Life.

Although Hapkido uses all the same techniques found in MMA, a fighting sport, and other fighting arts like Boxing, Wrestling, and Kickboxing, Hapkido’s philosophy is based on Relational Harmony in which we find all things that live, grow, expand and are ultimately successful.

We are DEVOTED to “not fighting,” and in possible outcomes that support life.
Yet, how can this be as Hapkido incorporates devastatingly debilitating strikes, brutal throws and life threatening strangulations? It is in the PRINCIPLE and philosophy of life. DEVOTION is inherently essential in self-defense, and every day life, or what we call Life Defense. Without a level of DEVOTION life does not exist.

However, does our ever increasingly complex world seemingly exist and drive conflict and with it the opposite, or death? If so, to what are we DEVOTED?

As we begin this year I am personally examining to where my attention is drawn, where my time is taken and to what I am DEVOTED to. I will DEVOTE myself to living and life…

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