Why dont kung fu monk fight in competitions?

First and foremost, violence for the sake of violence is radically against their philosophy. Secondly, a Shaolin doesn't feel the need to prove themselves in combat; such a need would arise out of vanity and that too, is frowned upon by Buddhists. In ancient times, the monks did fight when the need arose (and that meant they would fight in only in order to put an end to an even greater violence) and proved themselves to be a formidable force every time.

Why dont kung fu monk fight in competitions?
monk's dont believe in senseless violence
Reply:They are smart...In fighting in competition they have to reveal their secret or they will lose so why take the chance. They rather let the public worship something unknown.
Reply:That is not what martial art is for. From prespective I think the only reason that a martial art class like karate and taekwondo spar is because they do it to develop certain type of attributes and abilities. We don't spar in Kung fu because we have exerise that will help us develop attributes and abilities. Also Kung Fu is not a sport so why will they compete? I think the Martial Art community should start distinguishing between sport and martial art. Why should one consider martial arts as sports?
Reply:Many Kung fu arts were developed for battlefield combat. So they were used for killing multiple enemies without rules as to which techniques they shouldn't use. The point was to kill the enemy at any means necessary.Competitions are 1 vs 1 fights where you aren't supposed to kill the opponent and there are many rules as to what you can't do. So kung fu isn't meant for competition.
Reply:When a priest get into kung fu, it is (or should be) merely used as a tool -- not as an end unto itself.





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