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Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:33 am
What other reasons? Isn't it for self-defense only?

Well, here he talks about guns.
http://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/th...-revisited
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:37 am
(November 17, 2015 at 11:33 am)excitedpenguin Wrote: What other reasons? Isn't it for self-defense only?

No, Grasshopper. There are more than one reason to study a martial art.
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:38 am (This post was last modified: November 17, 2015 at 11:39 am by Edwardo Piet.)
Not only that even if it were not a Martial Art: it's good for health and fitness.
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:41 am
(November 17, 2015 at 11:37 am)Crossless1 Wrote:
(November 17, 2015 at 11:33 am)excitedpenguin Wrote: What other reasons? Isn't it for self-defense only?

No, Grasshopper. There are more than one reason to study a martial art.

Like what? I am ignorant in this area.
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:42 am
(November 17, 2015 at 11:38 am)Evie Wrote: Not only that even if it were not a Martial Art: it's good for health and fitness.

Well, yes, but I would imagine self-defense is the main purpose of martial arts. You wouldn't practice it for any other reason if you didn't need to defend yourself.
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:43 am
What about Tai Chi?
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November 17, 2015 at 11:53 am (This post was last modified: November 17, 2015 at 11:54 am by Excited Penguin.)
Well, ok, but we were initially talking about brazilian Jiu-Jitsu not about other forms of martial arts.
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November 17, 2015 at 11:54 am (This post was last modified: November 17, 2015 at 11:55 am by Excited Penguin.)
And again, even with Tai chi, in a world where you wouldn't need it, it wouldn't even exist, at least not in that form.
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:56 am
Yeah well you made the argument that the purpose of Martial Arts overall was for self-defence.

Yeah Jiu-Jitsu is primarily self defense but when I heard him talk about it on a podcast he talked a lot about other reasons and I don't even remember much about him talking about the primary reason being self defense. He talked about how it made him more healthy and disciplined a lot IIRC. So basically, that's why I didn't think of Jiu-jitsu as a reason for him having to protect himself.
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RE: Harris' take on the recent events in Paris
November 17, 2015 at 11:59 am
(November 17, 2015 at 11:56 am)Evie Wrote: Yeah well you made the argument that the purpose of Martial Arts overall was for self-defence.

Yeah Jiu-Jitsu is primarily self defense but when I heard him talk about it on a podcast he talked a lot about other reasons and I don't even remember much about him talking about the primary reason being self defense. He talked about how it made him more healthy and disciplined a lot IIRC. So basically, that's why I didn't think of Jiu-jitsu as a reason for him having to protect himself.

Of course it's to protect himself. I don't think he would have to spell that out, and apparently neither does he.
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