Do you ever think of Martial Arts as music?

I don't think you are too far off. After all, what is music if not the beat or rhythm combined with the silent intervals that we instinctively find natural? Combat has a beat and feel. And just as a musical piece that does not flow to a certain beat sounds unpleasant or discordant, so is the movement and flow of a martial artist seem unnatural or clumsy if it is not done correctly.

In music you can hear the flow, in martial art you can see and feel it. If you compare a neophyte to a master in martial art, you can clearly see how disjointed the movements of one and the smooth seamlessness of the other.

Interesting observation. Looking back on the MA teachers I had, everyone of them could play some form of musical instrument.

I understand exactly what ur talking about but i see it more as a rap battle. Ur Forms(Katas) are ur vocabulary. The more versed u are and the bigger ur vocabulary is gives u an edge over ur opponent. U start off with simple moves and progress to more complex ones. With enough practice and knowledge of body mechanics u can almost anticipate what ur oppenant will do.

Maybe if you love to involve yourself in Martial Arts, then it's better if you practice Capoeira.

This is the forms that combine the elements of Martial Arts, music and dance, this is the direct descendants of African fighting style, which being combined with Brazilian dance.

Good luck

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lmao i like this man!

i don't think of martial arts as music like you but i do here music when i participate in it. when im over reacting and trying to hard i hear a crazy orchestra im my mind. when im relaxing i here DUBSTEP OR DRUM AND BASS! lmao...things come out so amazing when i just become like the music in my head...it calms me and i become in-tune with all things.

also i love it when in a dojo, at a certain time, all you hear is the snapping of gi's and kiahs. you hear the stomping of feet, pivoting of feet, rolling and thumping of bodies. it makes its own music to me. i can jam to it allllll dayyyy man...its really the sound track of my life man. the twisting of bodies, the heavy breathing, the frustration...its really great sounds and when they work together you really get the essence of the spirit of a dojo. you really understand what it means to be a martial artist in those moments ....

No, I haven't (though I do think it's an interesting analogy) - there have been a couple of times, though, when it's almost seemed like a dance to me.

well there is a sort of staccato rhythm to it at times