KAMIKAZE...
The "Divine Storm" (Kami-Kaze) squads, called Tokkôtai
in Japan, became famous for their action during the end of WWII in the
Pacific. The suicide attacks began on October 1944 : 2198 pilots committed
suicide with their bomb-aircrafts, destroying 34 US ships and damaging
288 other ones. This kind of behavior is typically a proof of domination
of the fear of death. Bushido, the samurai code, first teaches to
control this fear. It is the base of warriors spirit.
Violence ?
Martial
Arts are violent... YES, often martial arts action movies are violent,
often martial arts classes are violent -- if you train hard for a national
championship you'll take some blows for sure... Well, there are two families
of Martial Arts in the Japanese terminology : Budo and Bujutsu. Budo would
be the martial art aimed at self-development and spiritual blossoming.
Bujutsu is only a set of techniques to be efficient. But really, is this
separation unbreakable ? Well, the origin of Martial Arts is for sure becoming
efficient in the battle, to be able to win combats. Efficiency must be
the first word in the mouth of a martial artist, even if it is not his
only purpose. Being efficient in life is the same that being efficient
in combat. By its own, it's a personal release. And if becoming efficient
in combat means sometimes some violence... War will always be a bad thing
but men are born with. So, we must accept violence, and train to accept
it because it will unfortunately never disappear.
[Homepage] [Martial]
[Essays] [Gallery] [JKD]
[Christophe Pinna]
[M.A. List] [Sentai]
[Links] [Help Me] [Contact]
Kamikaze Productions