To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

Because one does not want to be disturbed, to be made uncertain, he establishes a pattern of conduct, of thought, a pattern of relationships to man. He then becomes a slave to the pattern and takes the pattern to be the real thing.

when one is not expressing himself, he is not free. thus, he begins to struggle and the struggle breeds methodical routine. Soon, he is doing his methodical routine as response rather than responding to what is.

The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited.

Know the difference between a catastrophe and an inconvenience.

All types of knowledge, ultimately mean self knowledge.

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.