Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV).
You don't have to be a health food junkie to honor God with your body. As martial artists we are always striving to increase our strength, our stamina, and our abilities to perform certain movements. As Christian martial artists we must do these same things with God as our motive. In Hapkido we learn to move our body in co-operation with our opponent so that we can overcome them not by sheer force but by using their own strength against them.
I liken this to the way the Christ overcame sin. He did so not by using sheer force and killing all men or calling down angels to cast satan from his rule; he did so by yielding to a temporary death so that he might use it to overcome the death of all men. When the forces of darkness thought they had defeated him they actually had given him victory over them.
We must strive each time we do our art, to strengthen the body that God has given us. We must acheive the level of performance that we feel best displays God's awesome creation. In practicing our art we choose to become healthier and stronger. We choose to display and enhance the talents that God has given us so that others might see the source of our strength. We choose to honor God with our bodies.
What Kent said is so true, but I will add, that while not being a "health food junkie", it IS important what we put into our bodies! Being wise about the choices we make at the table can serve to improve our efforts to be better in martial arts, or serve to hurt our efforts. Read labels, be informed about what you are putting in your body, you may be surprised at the difference it could make!
Just my $.02
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