武道は，護身術ではない。現実に暴漢に襲われるような切迫した場面で，果たしてどれほど武道的な「技」が綺麗に決まるかは疑問である。ただ，明らかに，武道の経験がない者よりも武道家の方が，何らかの抵抗や回避は多少なりともできると思われる。したがって，武道は，護身術として役に立つ場合があるかもしれない，というのが正しいだろう。逆説的だが，実感として，武道の修行をすればするほど，武道的な気づきが生まれ，武道的に気づけば気づくほど，自分がますます弱くなっていく。だから，ますます，武道は護身術になるなどと断言できなくなる。
Budo is not the art of self-defense. I doubt whether martial artistic "techniques" really works effectively in such an urgent case that a thug actually assaults. But, clearly, budo-ka (martial artists) are thought to be able to resist or escape from these dangerous cases rather than people who have no experience of budo (martial arts). Thus, it is correct that budo may be effective as the art of self-defense in certain cases. Paradoxically, though, I really feel that the more practice of budo I do, the more findings of budo I got, and the more findings of budo I got, the weaker I consider myself. Therefore, I can not affirm that budo is the art of self-defense.
Budo is not the art of self-defense. I doubt whether martial artistic "techniques" really works effectively in such an urgent case that a thug actually assaults. But, clearly, budo-ka (martial artists) are thought to be able to resist or escape from these dangerous cases rather than people who have no experience of budo (martial arts). Thus, it is correct that budo may be effective as the art of self-defense in certain cases. Paradoxically, though, I really feel that the more practice of budo I do, the more findings of budo I got, and the more findings of budo I got, the weaker I consider myself. Therefore, I can not affirm that budo is the art of self-defense.
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