Martial Arts Meditation Instruction Tips For Dummies

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.

So when one will do the starting meditation, he will first have to sit down in an Indian sitting position. If he is familiar with the lotus position, then he may also assume this position as it is better for meditating. Once in this position, make sure that the both the back and the neck would be straight and aligned.

Now the next thing to do would be to close the eyes and start relaxing. One has to clear the mind of all thoughts and try to push them out if they do try to enter the brain. In order for things not to enter the mind, what one can do is simply think about the color black and he will not think of anything.

Now the next thing that one would have to concentrate on would be the breathing. Now do take note that while one is meditating, he will be doing a special kind of breathing. Upon inhaling, one will blow up his stomach a little bit. Now as he exhales, he will be making his stomach smaller as he would be taking out bad air.

Of course aside from the breathing, there would also be the visualization portion. One of the main reasons as to why martial artists would meditate is simply because they would want to harness their inner chi. So while meditating, one has to imagine that there is energy flowing throughout his entire body and is going to his hands and feet.

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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