Does every martial artist say don't get into a fight?

Answer 1

In my opinion , EVERY martial artist should say "Don't get into a fight" if at all possible of course. Though Martial Arts is looked upon as more "sporty" today, thanks to movies, MMA, tough man competitions, games, and all that, most people don't realize that martial arts was originally started as a self DEFENSE. Many schools of varying styles teach a basic guideline of "There is no first punch in karate" or kung fu, or whatever it may be. This mind set is that in martial arts, you should not be the attacker or the initiator of the fight, and you should only use it when necessary to defend yourself, or others.