Discipline is a weighty part of the martial arts experience. That’s because discipline figures into so many of the features and details the arts offer. While these can vary from one system to the next, there are key components that affect every training hall.
Early in my martial arts career, I looked at discipline as mostly a physical thing. For example, it might mean not getting to test for your next belt or doing push-ups in class. In other words, if you weren’t disciplined in doing — corrective discipline!