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Today I am happy to be releasing my new guide to mind training for martial artists. The little e-book, entitled Mind Training for Martial Artists is based upon a series of articles I did on this blog recently and I’m giving it away to anyone who subscribes to my RSS feed. If [...]
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‘To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral you down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that training and discipline are about. So teach your mind to dwell on sweet [...]
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“Fear is the mind killer.”—Gandhi
“We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments, under the most perfect conditions, under conditions of greatest courage, we enjoy and even thrill to the god-like possibilities we see in ourselves at such peak moments, and yet, simultaneously, shiver with weakness, awe and [...]
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In the previous parts to this series we have looked at ways to calm the mind and free it from stress through meditation and also focus it in the right direction through visualization and goal setting. In this part of the series we are going to look at a set of mind training [...]
“Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win. Channel your energy. Focus.” –Carol Lewis
“Our thoughts create our reality– were we put our focus is the direction we tend to go.” –Peter McWilliams
“Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best [...]
“When confronted by a situation that appears fragmented, step back, close your eyes and envision perfection where you saw brokenness. Go to the inner place where there is no problem and abide in the consciousness of well-being.” –Alan Cohen
“I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my [...]
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“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” — Lao-Tzu
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” — Buddah
If we wish to make the mind receptive enough to the training we want [...]
The training of the mind is something that is often neglected amongst martial artists. It is generally accepted that the martial arts help to develop the mind, body and spirit, yet the mind and spirit are usually forgotten about as we put all our efforts into mastering the physical techniques within the martial arts.
I [...]
