Though we teach the art of sword play sword fighting is not about learning to hurt others, not using the knowledge of it to bring harm to others, sword fighting is about learning to live justly in what seems at times like an unjust world. It’s not about the sword; it’s about living our lives in a noble and knightly way. It’s about doing good deeds not for recognition of a job well done, but for the simple fact that doing good deeds makes us better people. Drills do not make us better people, but the appreciation of our own skills does. Studying texts does not make us smarter, but the application of that knowledge makes us wiser. And while leading a group into defeat is hard, sometimes we can all use that humility to in order to become better people than we already are.
Sword fighting is about so much more than swinging a wooden stick ad someone, it is about understanding, respecting, and caring for those who strive to be better but have no system that they know of to do so. It is about seeing our own weaknesses and doing all we can to make them better day by day. Sword fighting is all about honor.
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