A Martial Arts Meditation Instruction Guide

By Miranda Sweeney


Many martial artists today would only concentrate on the external exercises of the art which would be the physical exercises. Many of them do not realize that the internal exercises are very important as well because they would help both the body and the soul. So if one is into martial arts, this martial arts meditation instruction guide may be a good supplement.

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 the first session, which is done before the lesson, would first involve one sitting down in an Indian sitting position. Now if one is capable of doing the lotus position, then all the better because this is great for meditating. Now once one has already sat down in this position, he has to now straighten his back 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.

There would also be a session that one would be doing after the lesson. Now this second one is very similar to the first one except one is lying down. One is lying down in this position so that he will be able to relax his body and his mind from the lesson. Now in the martial arts world, this position is known as the relaxation position. Another difference from the first one would be that one will be breathing out through his mouth at times.

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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