The Art of Quiet Confidence

I believe this is truest form of confidence.

#quietconfidence

[Maximus]

The best way to win a fight is not to start one!

[dragonslayer]

Don't start a fight
But know how to finish one

[nduduuu]

"The strongest people in this world are those who are kind and gentle"

- someone wised

[FS-kyhk]

When you know you can beat someone, you give them a chance to walk away.

[madhavdua]

Being someone who have a very bad past regarding temper, this was the lesson I needed.

[jakefarmon]

Throughout the years of my martial arts journey I’ve heard the phrase multiple times from higher and higher degree/Dan instructors and that is “The more you know how to fight, the less you need to.”

[brazilianguy]

With confidence there's also kindness towards ourselves, which projects to everything we do.

[TheDivineFrequency]

You should be a monster, and then you should learn how to control it - Jordan Peterson

It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war

[davidr]

I'm currently an ultra distance runner; use to be a national powerlifter champ, D1 footballer, and now Pop's to two kids. I tell and show them 'compassion is a person's' greatest strength. If you're not afraid, why take a fight or flight response? I admire stories like this Vin, thanks for sharing!

[_INFINI_]

This is from God honestly cos I've been pondering on this, if I should react to wickedness with vawulence. God bless you sir 🙏

[ezorin]

My taekwondo instructor taught me that you should only fight when you have no other option

[JeffRockLife]

Thanks for reframing things. Kindness is not weakness. It is awareness.

[vivekchavanmusic]

With great power comes great responsibility.

[ChiMira]

You're spitting some strong spiritual facts here even tho it doesn't look it. Your confidence is a by product of truly being in your being, being a master of your-Self....

[johnnythesnow]

Have the capacity for aggression, but don't use it unless necessary. Great lesson there!

[yummygummy]

Genuine confidence is truly a gift that can be bestowed on anyone

[CallMeAlDente]

Reminds me of a verse from Proverbs, "Avoiding fights is a badge of honor, quarreling is for fools."

[upsetjuice]

"Confident in his ability" No reason to prove yourself to those less than you. They arent bad people, they just dont know. And they dont need to know.

I hope to grow in my own confidence and not fake it. Very interesting anecdote.

[EazyMac]

For the longest time, I couldn't understand this strong drive to learn martial arts.. Compared to my other interests, like music or philosophy - where you could take your developed skills and create something.. some ideas, some poignant verbiage that might move people or continue to exist as your legacy when you pass on - martial arts wasn't something I could wrap my mind around in those terms.. "A good martial artist doesn't need to use martial arts."..? So I might never use these skills? What's the point of the time, energy, and emotion invested in skills I HOPE to not use.. I can teach, but I can't *TRANSMIT* instantly.

This video reminds me of my motivation after I found the reason for my drive: There are skills meant to demonstrate by *doing*. Martial arts, however, develops a sense of rare confidence that is demonstrated by *being*.

It is this confidence- this compassion one can only afford when they can free themselves from the fear of another.. that is my drive to continue practicing martial arts.

[New-Moderate]

It’s real simple. If you know you’re good at something, you don’t have to prove anything to anyone. It creates a calmness in you that other people pick up as confidence.