By concentrating on your body and how it moves, you're meditating. I was laughing very hard. I told her I didn't it. I am not teaching religion. I teach traditional martial art and philosophy.
Martial arts are a way of life.
Traditional martial arts has been tested and tried for a long, long time. Sometimes it takes three generations of families to perfect the art. There's definitely something to be said for something that's been around of thousands of years. They are challenged mentally to make their movements better, and to learn new movements. That's why they stay around.