The martial arts are a human expression that transcends the mere fact of personal defense, it became a search with which millions of people around the world feel identified. Beyond the ideas we have about ourselves, martial arts show us a way to understand, improve and be more complete beings. This path is individual but you will not be alone, if you allow it this book seeks to give you testimonies that can help you understand it. Martial arts are like that flame that once started can not be stopped; we can see it in different cultures and countries: Brazil with Capoeira, India with Kalaripayattu, China with Kung Fu or Japan with Aikido, Karate or Judo; as the lives of its practitioners gave examples that somehow impacted the human groups which integrated