Budo (The Spirit of the Warrior) - was defined in the Gorin-no-Sho (Book of Five Rings) by Japanese samurai Musashi. Modern fighting events have lost the essence of Budo − the use of strategy and honor to achieve spiritual victory − and simply become tests of raw strength, brute power, and uncontrolled violence. To restore the “art” in martial arts, Rickson Gracie has conceived the “Budo Challenge”, a revolutionary concept to restore strategy and honor to martial arts competition.
“The spirit of the warrior is not only a fighting philosophy,” says Rickson, “it is also the basis of a code that says ‘prepare, engage and conquer’. Living by this code will aid the individual in any situation. By incorporating warrior concepts into the Budo Challenge, my goal is to reintroduce the ancient concepts of discipline, preparation, commitment and technical knowledge with the objective of a clear victory not only to contemporary fighters but to fans everywhere also. Once people see the non-stop action, excitement, and strategy that true Budo combat brings, they will be drawn to martial arts like never before.” |
