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Fluffy said:So, under that definition - you do not need form nor application, my 5 y/o can beat up one of his classmates with a kick he just practiced and it would be a martial art?
Have you posted that definition before? I think I read it not to long ago.
Not exactly.
The form/application is learned at the beginning in much the same way every art form needs to be practiced at first( learning parspective, shading and anatomy when drawing, learning the chords on a guitar, formatting a screenplay correctly, use of angles/editing in film, and so on), which builds the attributes one will need to create that particular art form later.
After such time as you need to build those attributes for the style of art you choose, it then becomes possible to create things totally of your own, using their principles.
So it should be with martial arts.
Does that help to clarify?