Bladed Cross

The bladed cross is symbolic of the sharp contrast between good and evil, right and wrong. KJV Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. There is no gray area in how we should behave ourselves when we are representing our belief system, though all walks of life. Through the cross we achieve strength by the blood of Christ. Our Savior brought two things into this world, grace and truth. Our salvation is by the grace of God and truth is only through our Lord Jesus. If we have no truth we cannot have grace. The circular form of the cross represents eternal concepts: No beginning and no ending. This is our Lord Jesus, and it teaches us to consider our walk in Christianity. We are never done in our learning about Christ and we are never too far from where we began our walk. We must always remember where we started in order to remember how much our salvation costs our Creator Jesus.

The dragon represents the wisdom and understanding of the martial arts. We do not use the oriental dragon design that can represent evil, instead we use Leviathan as the dragon being bound within the bladed cross. KJV Job 41:15-34 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

His heart is as firm as a stone, we as Christians must be strong enough to stand in this world. Not to bow or submit to idols. We are to find strength in our beliefs, but also be prepared physically so that we may do the will of God. We were meant to be strong like King David's mighty men, not to be so weak that we submit in fear. The dragon is within the bladed cross because we teach Christianity through Martial Arts.