The Priests of Mars

[Sorcerer]

Are there any other martial artists on here who love martial arts and train hard but have absolutely no interest in fighting?

[Dvivid]

Yes, I have no interest in fighting. I think most people here don't want to fight, except in a sparring situation.

Truth be told, I don't train very hard though. My Taijiquan is very much relaxation-based, and I focus most of my time on qigong.

Im not the best person to answer, but didn't want your question to go un answered!

[Josh Young]

i also don't have much of an interest in fighting outside of training, i would only fight to stop violence

i was in a lot of fights as a child and as a young man saw a lot of violence around me, i find it to be kind of ugly

i don't train as hard as i used to, but a lot of the skills i developed are still there, kind of like riding a bicycle

[Inga]

Hi Josh

I agree with Dvivid that most likely the majority of people here are not interesting in starting fights. I would imagine however, as has been pointed out, if we had to fight, if attacked or loved ones were hurt, we would fight. I don't think I'm passive at any cost, but it's my natural state. We all have our motivations for training, and many of them overlap. I feel that training Shaolin Kung Fu and Taijiquan is the physical side to my mental meditation, and qigong. That whole, you know, balance thing..good question : )