Meditation is an ancient practice which blends well with yoga and the martial arts. Even if you are not involved with the martial arts and you don’t do yoga, you can get great benefits from starting a simple meditation program. You can do this anywhere, I like to meditate in the morning and love to go outdoors in the nice weather for my sessions.
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Are you annoyed by showoffs? Or are you one?
If you are a beginning martial artist, then when and how you show off could seriously affect your improvement. The speed with with you build your skills, as well as when you peak, can be helped or hindered by how you choose to parade your talents.
Showing off in (or “to”) the martial arts world is performing an action for… Continue reading
Do you ever have difficulty getting the oomph to train? Is it sometimes a hassle to practice martial arts? Do you wish you had a training motivation tip that worked?
Not to brag, but some call me the master of martial-arts motivation. At least, I have been told that I offer worthwhile suggestions. (Thanks for the kind words, by the way.)
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In China during the Three Kingdoms Period ( 280-220 BC,) a respected and well known Chinese doctor, Hwa Tou, studied how wild animals lived and observed how they moved to maintain balance. The doctor noticed that humans had lost this natural ability. His system of ‘Five Animal Play’ was created to help people relearn this skill in order to strengthen the body and cure illness… Continue reading
In our every day lives, most of us are guilty of neglecting our brains, allowing our minds to be lulled into a lazy, neglected, and unaware state.
Do you allow your brain to be lulled into a lazy, neglected, and unaware state? Are you more concerned with material things and adding more ‘stuff’ to your surroundings? Are you neglecting yourself spiritually or, just plodding through your days reacting to… Continue reading