Discipline guides us throughout life. Often it is as automatic as getting up at a certain time to go to work, doing the laundry, shaving, or getting supper done on time. These are all examples or forms of discipline that we acquire. If certain things are not accomplished, we may face serious consequences. There are also the disciplines that we impose upon ourselves to accomplish a future GOAL .
Many people go to martial arts school to observe, and sometime what they see is very negative.
The class has little, if any, format. Students are doing techniques without proper guidance, or they are just milling around. Many instructors know only the physical aspect of the martial art and, therefore, fail to teach the mental aspects, which are the essence of the martial arts. They teach only the physical aspect of the art, and the student is deprived of the true essence of the martial arts. Schools and styles differ in both their physical and mental approach to the art, but all the roads of the true martial artist will lead to almost the same goal.