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A martial artist must undergo a transformation to embody the martial art as a way of life just as the way an actor must immerse him or herself in a character so the audience is convinced by the performance. When a martial artist has perfected a pattern, when the artist performs the pattern, the audience is convinced the artist is actually in a fight.

Rhythm and timing are essential to musicians playing together. Without this coordination, the resulting music would be confused noise. The same coordination is required when two martial artists spar. When both opponents fight with coordinated timing and rhythm in their maneuvers, a sparring match is a work of art. If one of the opponents is out of sync with the other, the match is merely a brawl.

Acting does not start until the script has been memorized and the actor has transformed into a character that is able to speak the lines as if they were spontaneous conversation. A pianist, who plays from a written score, is a piano player. However, when a pianist plays a score from memory, the score becomes a part of the player, the soul of the player comes through in the music, and the player becomes an artist.

For a martial arts practitioner to become a martial artist, the performance of patterns and fighting techniques must flow from the soul with a higher state of consciousness. When this occurs, the performer becomes an artist in the fine art of a martial art.

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