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.

When one would meditate, he would usually be doing it once before the lesson and once after. The first one that he does is usually done so that he can relax his mind in order to concentrate on the lesson to be followed. Now the one after is done so that he will be able to relax his brain and body alike.

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.

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 when one would meditate, he has to actually breathe in a certain way that would benefit the body. There is actually a special type of breathing that one has to do in this state. Now when one would breathe, he has to make his stomach bigger as he inhales. While he exhales, he then has to make his stomach smaller and expel all the air inside.

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.

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 if one is into martial arts, these are some techniques that he must definitely take note of. In the state of California, many schools there still continue to emphasize the importance of meditation. Many schools in other places have already took out this aspect from their curriculum.




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