[She nods] It was something I took up last minute near the end of my schooling, but it was one of the things I enjoyed the most. As for the benefits...
Well, you've already mentioned a big one. You are never weaponless if you train your body. In or out of the field you always have to be prepared, and you can't be lugging around swords, or guns or the like all the time. [She laughed a little] Though I suppose you can when you hide them in other objects such as makeup.
Either way your body is always with you so you can't become disarmed either. It's a good way to always keep on top of your game, since your body is your weapon you are constantly training in, constantly increasing your coordination and so it helps you be better prepared for training in other fields.
Most of all, my teacher taught me how to be smart about my fighting. It was almost as much a mental activity as a physical one since it stresses a code of behavior and knowing your own limits, and how and when to push past them.
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Well, you've already mentioned a big one. You are never weaponless if you train your body. In or out of the field you always have to be prepared, and you can't be lugging around swords, or guns or the like all the time. [She laughed a little] Though I suppose you can when you hide them in other objects such as makeup.
Either way your body is always with you so you can't become disarmed either. It's a good way to always keep on top of your game, since your body is your weapon you are constantly training in, constantly increasing your coordination and so it helps you be better prepared for training in other fields.
Most of all, my teacher taught me how to be smart about my fighting. It was almost as much a mental activity as a physical one since it stresses a code of behavior and knowing your own limits, and how and when to push past them.