Martial arts are, at their core, the study of martiality.
Each technique contains within it a unique principle—one that can only be shared among those who’ve learned it.
That principle is the very identity of the technique itself: its secret, its essence. Without a secret scroll or the proper incantation, outsiders could never grasp its true nature.
Seo-jun often compared it to a formula.
For example, imagine the equation:
a³ + 2b² + 3c² + d + e⁴ = x
Let’s say this formula is the foundation of the Three Element Sword Style.
A martial artist who has learned that technique can manipulate internal energy represented by “a” to produce the result “x.”
