Anyone training in the martial arts needs to educate and alchemise their body, mind and emotions. There are only so many ways they can effectively do this.

If they train to fight, they have to train the body and also their health, including the emotions and mind. If they train for health or skill the same also applies, so whatever the reason, to reach the top of the mountain. the route has to contain the same basics.

The mountain can have many paths, soft, hard, internal, external, different arts and styles, but when they reach the top, they have to be in the same place and the view has to be same or they’re not at the top.

So all these people arguing on social media about the arts, are still at the foot of the mountain or not far up yet, because when they reach the top, they’ll be in agreement.