There's a certain truth in martial arts

Everybody looking to find their inner peace. Some drink tea, some do yoga, others prefer ikebana. I have found my inner peace in martial arts. It's the momments during an engagement that fascinates me. It's when the body contract and expand, and like an explosion, the shockwave of energy travels through the body from the abdomain to the extremeties. The mind would be silent, and I would be like an observer, watching as my body unfold as the punch or kick is thrown. At that specific moment, I would be at peace. My mind would be aboslutely tranquile, while I could feel my force shooting through my body like an arrow. I'm at a losss for words to describ the beauty I experience with this paradoxal combination of mind and body. I do love this type of 物の哀れ ( mono no aware ) aestheticism.