This week, I started training for my tan belt in MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program). This fighting style is designed to combine the physical with the emotional and intellectual. It is not just about how to fight but when to fight and why to fight.
It was no surprise on the first day, after we had worked on movement and angles (footwork), that we talked about honor. It is the foundation of the Marine Corps as well as the Navy - honor, courage, commitment.
We needed to understand what it means to fight honorably and better still, to live honorable lives.
There is an understanding that we who wear the uniform must understand. Because we wear the uniform, we are expected to live honorably, to serve faithfully and to do the right thing, even in a difficult moment. When we do that, we bring honor to the uniform. When we do something wrong, we bring shame and dishonor upon everyone who stands beside them.
Lesson number 1: move with honor
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