We live in an era where many associate strength with brutality, or effectiveness with ugly and awkward movements. But this vision is limited.

True effectiveness is not dirty or chaotic. It is clean. Clear. And even beautiful.

When a movement is efficient, it is also fluid.

When a body is well-trained, it does not waste energy.

And this economy, this naturalness, is what gives real beauty to the gesture.

The Illusion of Complicated Movement.

The error is not in the beauty of the movement.

The error is in complicating for ego.

Training movements that only work in artificial contexts, where everything is in favor.

A beautiful technique does not need to be sophisticated.

A simple saber thrust, well executed, is fatal and hypnotic.

A simple kick, given with weight and precision, is more efficient (and more beautiful) than a thousand poorly executed acrobatics.

Refined Simplicity.

Being simple is not being basic.

Being simple is being refined.

Refine a gesture until it becomes natural.

Clear unnecessary tensions.

Reach that point where the body moves without apparent effort.

This simplicity, the fruit of conscious training, is what gives the practitioner true freedom of action.

It's not about dirty tricks. It's about depth.

There are those who confuse effectiveness with dirty play.

With random blows, with brutality.

That's the easy way out.

But easy is not equal to efficient.

The practitioner who dedicates himself to understanding the body, posture, distance, and reading the opponent quickly realizes that the most effective path is also the most elegant.

Those who see from the outside may not even understand what happened.

But those who know, know.

Simplicity is invisible to those who are not ready

Many neophytes do not perceive the depth of a simple gesture.

They think that only flashy movements are effective.

But in real combat, it's subtlety that makes the difference.

A small angle adjustment.

A relaxation at the right moment.

A precise step.

It is at this level that simplicity reveals its true strength.

Mikael Martins, Founder of Mentadorio