Bokuden, grand master of sword, had three son. One day, he
wanted to present them to a colleague and prepared a ploy to
show him the level they had reached. He put a vase on the corner
of the door so that it falls on the head of whoever enters. He
called his eldest son. It arrived at the door, stopped and
picked up the vase before entering. Bokuden said to his
colleague: “Here is my eldest son, he reached a good level and
will soon become a master”. He called his second son , who
entered. He succeeded to dodge the falling vase and caught it in
flight. Bokuden said: “This is my second son, he still has a lot
to learn.” He called his third son, who rushed in, got the vase
on his head but succeeded to break the vase with his sword
before it touches the ground. Bokuden said: “This is my third
son, he is somewhat ashamed of the family, but he is still
young.” Obviously, there may be different ways of understanding
this story. Here’s how I understand it. For me, martial arts
leads to self control. Toward the abilit