I don't think that anyone who gets in the ring, even if it's for sport, is a "gentle hippy."

Further, even if I did think so, I don't think there's anything wrong with being a "gentle hippy."

You can do something for art and still have it be effective. The "game stuff" turns automatically into the "real stuff" the second someone puts their hands on you. That's why we train. Would I bust out a damn form if that happened? No, I'd probably just go directly for the weakest spot. I don't think the two are mutually exclusive.