Buddhism and the Martial Arts: A Basic Understanding of the First Will Give You a Deeper Understanding of the Second!
- Neil Andrew Ripski
- Jul 1, 2024
- 7 min read
Updated: Jul 6, 2024

Life is chaos.
How we deal with that chaos is the key to living life with- out having life merely throw us about. Buddhist thinking holds that “Life is suffering.” It doesn’t say, “Life is terrible” or “Life is unlivable.” It’s how we use martial arts to deal with the chaos, not so much with the combat, that makes life livable. It can even bring us happiness.