Where did the "humble martial artist" myth came from??

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[QUOTE=FuYuan;1304204]The humble martial artist idea might come from monks from the Chan traditions. No materialism, No ego and more of these things[/QUOTE]

That’s an ideal and more often than not is not the reality. :slight_smile:

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[QUOTE=David Jamieson;1304295]That’s an ideal and more often than not is not the reality. :)[/QUOTE]

Yes, but as a word choice it makes more sense than “humble” which sounds more like meek and downtrodden (to me) or completely harmless and cowardly.

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[QUOTE=bawang;1304288]humble comes from being a fukin decent human being[/QUOTE]

while martial comes from being downright dangerous

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Humbleness in MA especially in CMA is an excuse to not fight = no confidence in skills.

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[QUOTE=Brule;1304313]Humbleness in MA especially in CMA is an excuse to not fight = no confidence in skills.[/QUOTE]
plenty of cocky CMA guys who cant fight

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“If you think you are good, come and try me.”

If you

  • have this kind of attitude, you are not humble.
  • don’t have this kind of attitude, your MA training won’t go very far.

When you are

  • in the ring (or on the mat), you act like a tiger and try to eat your opponent alive.
  • not in the ring (or on the mat), you act like a sheep and be the nicest person on earth.

In other words, you are humble when you are not fighting. But when you are fighting, you try to make your opponent to be humble.