There is a great quote, often wrongly attributed to Aristotle, but is actually from Will Durant (who is very well worth reading) in his discussion of Aristotle (The Story of Philosophy, 1926): Excellence is an art won by training and habituation: we do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have theseContinue reading “EXCELLENCE”
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NECESSARY VIOLENCE REDUX
Let me state unequivocally that I am not an advocate for violence. However, in my experience, it is imperative to understand how to employ violence since that is the only way to ensure we are training properly. Hence taking examples, training methods, and being influenced by other arts that focus on pragmatic and effective deployment ofContinue reading “NECESSARY VIOLENCE REDUX”
Protective Arts 