What makes you a good martial artist?

The topic what make you a good martial artist is the mostly overlooked among the martial arts community. There are many good martial artists out there, who are uniquely different from each other. Some are strong, some are fast, some are technical while some are out of control and uses brute force. If I am going to name few then I would disrespect all the great martial artists, who were legends who kept legacy to follow , and legend who lives up to date.

If I ask you what makes a good martial artists you may give me many answers. In the back of your head you will make countless list of qualities, attributes that a perfect martial artist may have. But actually are those qualities and attributes the good martial artist? That is the point I'm going to elaborate to you now. Following are few  attributes that makes a good martial artist according to many of you.

• Well reputed school
• Well reputed instructor with many qualifications
• Heavy training
• Dedication
• Fighting capability
• Well executed techniques

Yes ! You are correct there are the attributes that make a good martial artist. It's like robots make robots. But there are another few key factors that defines "good" martial artists from others. These things cannot be taught.

• Intellect
• Moral qualities 
• Compassion
• Research context out of their expertise and  adopt it
• Philosopher
• Selfless 

Unfortunately most of the time widely recognized fighters are not good martial artists. As I mentioned earlier they are byproduct of former list. Good martial artists embrace the truth and develop themselves, as they grow with others. Hope this will make a good discussion. Comments are always welcome.