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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 [...]
Tags: Free E-Book·Martial Success·Meditation·Psychology·Visualization
“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 [...]
Training plateaus are inevitable if you train in the martial arts (or any other field for that matter) for long enough. Training plateaus are like hitting an invisible brick wall that you just can’t seem to climb over no matter how hard you try. Training plateaus are your body and mind’s way of telling you [...]
Tags: Development·Martial Attributes·Meditation·Training Plateau
Why do human beings find it so hard to behave naturally? You look at any other living thing you care to name, be it a plant, an animal, even a rock can be more natural than your average human being. Somewhere along the line we have allowed ourselves to forget what it means to do [...]
Tags: Breathing·Martial Attributes·Martial Culture·Meditation·Technique
To master martial arts is a somewhat arduous and unrelentingly repetitive process. You turn up at the dojo, you do what you do and then you leave until the next time, perhaps clocking up three or four sessions in a week. You do this for long enough, over a period of years and eventually – [...]
Tags: Development·Discipline·Mastery·Meditation·Technique·Visualization
If you have never been injured in your training then you have never really trained properly in the martial arts. To train in the martial arts for any length of time is to endure all manner of aches, sprains, bone breaks, muscle pulls, ligament strains, whiplash etc. Martial arts, by there very nature, involve inflicting [...]
