A kung fu thought!

So I am lying on this bed getting accupuncture and the guy says... your lower back is in total spasm what kinda exercise do you do? I said ,Kung Fu ! and then he says Oh I guess I wont mess with you hahaha! I should of expected this reaction ,but it always still surprises me! I told him it is not about the fight , but how it makes you feel...the fight is just the icing on the cake!. I know I have been hard on my body,but I am pretty sure most of the damge was done back in my 20's .How can you explain to someone why you train such a sport with so many injuries? I will tell you how I feel about it! learning the art is a progression ,it does not come in one answer ..but in many! lets face it when we first start to train it is about the fight ,so you train and train hard! then it becomes an addiction then slowly you become it and it becomes you! Some martial artist train for their whole careers never getting past the fight and totaly miss the beauty ..for shame! If we as older students could know then what we know now we would have not been in such a rush! The ultimate in training is when you are no longer using force but redirecting negative energy coming your way..Now that is true beauty ,that is Kung Fu!

I wish every one peace and good training :):)