Because realistic combat is part of the training, every student has one of the best possible incentives to learn as quickly as possible. The slower you learn, the longer you're going to get hurt. You almost have to understand everything, all at once. Just like in climbing a mountain, there's always more than one way to go up. You can make climbing Mt. Whitney an all-day affair, too, bring a picnic lunch, take the easy trails, the right time of year or you can make it a really hard practice.
Martial art is a path up the same mountain as a lot of other paths.
But it's a very straight path, straight up. You can get there in one day, but you can also die. The main thing, in Muzila's view, is to keep pushing oneself, to keep striving to awaken, by whatever means one has chosen. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated.