Monday, July 28, 2014

Martial Arts Meditation Instruction Tips For Beginners

By Miranda Sweeney


Martial arts is made out of two aspects which are the external aspect and the internal aspect. The internal aspect of the combat arts is the meditation aspect wherein one would exercise his inner body and harnessing energy that can make him much stronger and help him relax. Now if one is a martial artist, this martial arts meditation instruction guide may be helpful to his craft.

Now this is usually done both before and after the lesson. It is usually done before the lesson so that one can relax and clear his mind of any unnecessary thoughts so that he may be able to learn the lesson well. Of course it is also done after the session so that one may be able to relax the body and slow the activity in the brain.

Now if one would do the first one, he will be assuming the Indian sitting position. Now if one knows how to do the lotus position like in Yoga, then it will be much better because this position is great for meditating. When one has already assumed this position, he then has to straighten both his spinal cord and his neck.

After doing this, one must now shut his eyes and start relaxing his entire body. During this state, he has to make sure that no unnecessary thoughts would be entering his mind. One technique that may do in order not to think of anything would be to think of the color black so that one will be able to block any thoughts going into his brain.

Now one of the most important aspects of meditation would be the breathing. There is actually a special way to breathe when one is meditating as the breathing. When one breathes in, he must expand his stomach. As he breathes out slowly, he has to deflate his stomach and release all the air that he took in.

Of course there would be the visualization part of the session. Now the thing about visualization is that it actually allows one to control the hidden energy that is inside his body. Now while meditating, he should visualize energy flowing to all parts of his body. He should imagine that there would be chi flowing through his stomach to his hands, feet, and other parts.

Now as for the session that is done after the exercises, it is similar but with some differences. Now the purpose of the one after is to relax the body. After the martial arts lesson, one will lie down instead of sitting down. He will be assuming a position that is commonly known as the relaxation pose. Also, he will be breathing out through his mouth at times in order to give himself more energy.

So basically, these are some techniques that may be supplemented to the practice of martial artists. In schools in California, students cannot practice unless they would first meditate. Many schools there see this as a very important aspect to any combat art because it is exercise for the soul and the mind.




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