5 Powerful Reasons Why All Writers Should Train Martial Arts

Creative success = discipline + passion.

As someone who has 9 years of experience in martial arts, I have something to confess: I credit much of my writing success —being a multiple-time Top Writer making hundreds of dollars consistently every month, to my prior experience as a pugilist.

Sounds a little strange, doesn’t it? How can learning how to punch, kick, throw and fall in a dojo translate to an increased skill with words? Yet engaging in physical activities in order to augment one’s mental faculties has been a well-supported phenomenon for millennia.

The ancient Chinese believed that a true gentleman is someone who possesses the dual qualities of both a scholar and a warrior. They called this concept “文武雙全”, literally meaning “well-versed in both the martial and studious arts.” The undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi also waxed eloquent on the theory of the pen and sword, writing:

I personally think every writer should be a pugilist, and that the study of martial arts has the ability to not just make you a better wordsmith, but a better human being overall. I will explain exactly why in this very article.

Let us begin!

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