Change my mind
@warriormale this post needs your wisdom
A couple of things came to mind when I saw this post.
The Consumer Culture, the dominant culture that we live in, dictates that it is unacceptable for Men to touch each other.
Touching implies sexual attraction, according to the Consumer Culture.
The Consumer Culture also pushes the idea that all fighting is “aggressive” meaning that its aim is to hurt others, as in a violent act.
The Martial Culture stands for training and fighting. Fight skills are necessary to protect and defend oneself and others.
All Men should be ready and able to defend themselves and others with fight skills.
All Men!
When you fight, you touch. All fighting involves touching. It does not automatically imply any kind of physical attraction, especially when fighting!
Wrestling, the most ancient of fight sports, is heavily contact based. To say that wrestling implies sexual attraction shows a true lack of understanding of fighting in general and wrestling in particular.
Yes, some fighting has the potential to be erotic at times, but we fighters deal with it as part of the fight. Self Control and showing Respect as a big part of the Martial Culture.
In the end, knowing how to protect and defend, possessing fight skills, far outweighs any risk of erotic behavior, which is always controlled.
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