Martial Arts and Christianity: Be Ready to Make a Defense

Are the martial arts really just a cult?Do they contradict Jesus’s command to turn the other cheek?Are you a martial artist struggling to reconcile your practice with your faith? Do your kids want to take up karate but you don’t know whether to say yes or no?Every martial artist who claims to be a Christian needs to understand how to “make a defense” of their faith and practice. Keith D. Yates is a grandmaster-level martial artist and holds a graduate degree in Bible and Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. He presents an examination of what the warrior arts are and are not. Illustrated with Scripture and insights from other practitioners who are willing to stand firm.