Tantra Lifecoaching

The Aikido Techniques of Morihei Ueshiba are sometimes accused of being too soft for real combat. Such a statement merely shows that a person doesn’t know the nasty tricks underneath this wonderful art. One should remember, however, that this art is derived from Aikijujitsu, which art was taken directly from the battlefield some thousands years ago.

Before continuing, let me say that this article doesn’t propose the use of purely destructive techniques. After all, studying an art for the purity of harmony should provide one with a philosophy that will enable one to avoid fights. That said, understanding the deadlier techniques will enhance the student’s understanding of techniques, and in the event that the philosophy proves insufficient to the moment…one will have the extra tools.

Something every Aikido student understands is the importance of break falls, called ukemi, and rolls. Thus, instead of placing an attacker gently on the mat, one could place them ungently. Simply throw your attacker in a manner in which he will be unable to roll, and thus will encounter injury.

Another trick, related to the first, is to throw the attacker into something. When Uke offers his attack, simply extend the circle of your defense a little too long, or a little too short, and throw your attacker into a wall, over a curb, into a glass window, over a cliff…you get the idea. Practicing this, with caution, in a dojo, will actually enable you to find more harmony when you do the throw to the correct proportion.

There are several jointlocks which, if taken to the extreme, will render your opponent broken. Any jointlock can be enhanced by taking it too far. Again, knowing how to do this (cautiously and with care in the dojo) will enable one to find more harmony in the actual martial arts technique.

The best method, of course, is to do a serious study of Atemi. Atemi are the strikes that were taken out of Daito Ryu Aki jujitsu, thus helping the transition into a softer art. One can study strikes by examining any hard style martial art, Kenpo or Taekwondo, for instance, and then simply put them into Aikido techniques.

The last method for making your Aikido into a less than defensive art is to use weapons while you practice it. You can do this by wearing a white tee shirt and wielding red marker pens. This is safe, educational, and a blast!

In summation,let me say again that Aikido is best fulfilled when one sticks to the purity of the founder and seeks harmony in the spirit. That said, one should insure that their martial art is up to the test, and not just an empty tiger. Learning how to make your Aikido Techniques more deadly and damaging to an attacker through the advice of this article is a good start.

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The Ho’oponopono Book I am referring to is Zero Limits by Joe Vitale. One would not think that words written on paper could result in such a thing as an increase in the ability to meditate, but this book does. Indeed, this book is better than a decade of sitting and contemplating.

One has to ask oneself what one is really trying to do when one has begun a course of meditation. My computer dictionary says, ‘to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a length of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes.’ This is a good definition, but in analyzing it one can quickly see some problems with the idea of meditation.

There is nothing wrong with focusing the mind, we should all learn to focus our minds. The question here is what must we focus our minds on? The normal things supplied to us by religions are entirely too vague, and thus our progress is slowed.

If one is trying to still the mind and achieve silence, one should ask what is the ‘not-silence’ that we are trying to get rid of? The answer is that what causes chatter in our minds is how we deal with the people in our life. All problems, you see, relate to people.

We can chant religious phrases, but meanings tend to be vague. Thus, we lose direction, and the chant becomes less than meaningful. Wouldn’t it be better to handle our distractions with the people of the world, and thus get rid of that which stops the silence which is necessary to make that chant really work?

This fact holds true for all types and methods of meditation. Having trouble focusing on your yoga practice, or maybe Tai Chi Chuan? Simply apply a little Hooponopono right out a book and your practice will accelerate.

How about your career, your spouse, or that durned kid that won’t clean his room? Want to be able to deal with that, her or him? Simply read a short treatise on an ancient Hawaiian spiritual discipline, apply what you’ve learned to what you are doing, and all problems are instantly solved.

I know, it sounds too good, too easy, to be true. But the fact is that people are what life is about, and Hooponopono is about handling people. So read the Ho’oponopono book and appy that old Oceanic discipline to your life, accelerate your meditative abilities, and start to enjoy life as you never believed possible.

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Ho’oponopono, often spelled Hoopononon, is the religious practice that works, and works miracles. Popularized by the bestselling Hooponopono book by Joe Vitale , ‘Zero Limits,’ this Hawaiian method is taking over the world. Person after person, making up a mighty crowd, is singing praises loudly.

When people first hear of this Oceanic religion, they are sometimes bemused, but ultimately frustrated. Frustration, however, quickly brightens into enlightenment. The First Rule of this discipline, once understood, opens the mind in a way that is nothing short of miraculous.

The first concept, to express it loosely, is that ‘the universe exists inside your mind.’ What? “What the heck is that supposed to mean?” is a common response.

On the surface level this is easily grasped. What goes around comes around, cause and effect, that sort of thing. But it goes deeper than that simple statement; and it is more simple.

Consider that if you kick a lion, he bites you. As silly as this example sounds, this is the way the universe works. Quite simply, if you cause something, then something is going to happen, and this effect is going to turn around and bite you on the, uh…pants pocket.

Translate this analogy into a little zen, and you come across the idea that the universe is a mirror for the individual. This more substantive way of thinking holds that your very thoughts effect what happens in the universe. If you are happy or sad, cruel or joyful, the universe seems that way.

But, what if it goes even deeper than that, and holds that your thoughts construct the universe? Then there will be a causative effect of monstrous import. And this is where you will find the Hawaiian practice of Ho’oponopono rearing its head.

Do you cause your own wealth, success, misery, quality of family life, accidents, joy, situation in life? You bet your not so massive behind, lock, stock and barrel. The Ho’oponopono Book merely thrusts this in your face in the most friendly manner, and insists that you grab a hold of the reins and give the horse a kick.

There is another very important book on this ancient Hawaiian practice, it is called Neutronics and Ho’oponopono. Head to Ho’oponopono Book to view it.

Taking somebody to a Karate Black Belt in Three Months is an interesting experience. It get intense, it’s fun, but there are several things you need to be extremely careful of should you plan to do it. Here’s one of the most important.

First, you need to know your Matrixing solid, and you have to deliver the Three Month course exactly as it is written. There can be no changes to the program. Afterwards, you’ll find that your student’s ability to absorb data is so good that you can make all sorts of changes, but stick to the program if you want to get him there.

The above noted, key to the program is knowing when the student has actually absorbed the material. He may not always be smooth in execution of technique, but it’s his mind that you have to watch. The moment he understands the material, can do it with certainty, no matter how ragged it looks, you congratulate him and move on to the next piece of material.

This is incredibly important, because if you don’t, he will start to plateau. He may also become discouraged, for he has achieved something, not been recognized, and he may even quit as a result.

When I first realized this factor I was faced with a problem. Do I ignore him winning, and work him until his technique is smooth, or do I accept a ragged technique that works, but is not pretty? I found that if I recognized his win, he started learning at a much faster rate, and, here’s something astounding…he tended not to forget as easily.

Now, some martial arts instructors are going to have a rough time with this, for one wants perfection in the martial arts, and it is the correct thing to want. But, accept a slightly ragged technique, and polish the living daylights out of him later. Guaranteed, you will have faster learning students and less drop outs.

The key factor to remember in this is that we are gauging experience versus knowledge. A classical Black Belt will have some of the knowledge and lots of experience. A Three Month Black Belt, done according to my program, will have ALL the knowledge, and some of the experience.

So, which do you prefer…a person who looks pretty, has some knowledge, and is learning at a slower pace…or a person with all the knowledge, who doesn’t look pretty, but can make it work, and who learns at an incredibly fast rate? Personally, I will take Martial Artist who has knowledge any time, because that opens the door for even more and faster learning. Once a Karate Black Belt is past such things as plateaus, has discovered his real potentials, and has the knowledge, he can be polished to a far finer degree, and his art will rise like the sun.

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In these days of knock ‘em silly MMA fighting, many people miss out on the secret of Classical Karate Forms. And, not to discriminate, on the secrets of Gung Fu patterns, and Kenpo and other arts. To be sure, I find nothing wrong with good and effective self defense, as offered by a regimen in MMA training methods, but I think Martial knowledge is of more value in the end.

Let’s consider the notion of how to peg the stance. You won’t find much information discussed concerning this practice, but it leads to a coordinated body, harder strikes, and a rather interesting and useful waveform of energy through the body. There are several places in the classical Kata which illustrate this technique.

Rudimentary Pegging of the Stance occurs in Pinan Three, also called Heian Three in the Japanese. This is nothing more than the first move, where one places his feet together, leans forward, and blocks. There is a balance here, and an introduction to running energy down the legs and into the ground.

The discipline of this concept evolves slowly in classical Karate, and in other arts. In Pinan Five (Heian Five), one leaps through the air and lands in a cross legged stance (Kosa Dachi). In this move one is deliberately shooting weight into the ground, and, therefore, getting a return of energy from the earth.

This movement happens again, but with a step instead of a leap, in Bot sai (Passai). This simple step is forward motion cut off by sending roots down the leg and into the ground. The forward motion, when stopped so suddenly, actually creates a wave of energy (chi or ki) up the body and into the braced arms of the block.

The last example of the principle of pegging is found in the kata Um Be (Empi). This time the concept consists of stepping forward, in a longer step and from a twisted stance, and sinking the weight into the ground. In this Kata the movement is perfect for kumite, and therefore for street fighting.

There are other examples of this sinking of the weight through pegging, but the ones I have given here provide a sequence throughout the forms of the Martial Disciplines. And, the fact is that one should learn to sink the weight in all stances. This is quite crucial to learning the True Martial Art.

In closing let me again say that I have nothing against the MMA fighting methods. However, most of us are into the art for more than just being able to beat somebody up. Indeed, learning how to move and manipulate the intrinsic energies of the body, and learning other such secrets through classical Karate Forms, gives a peace of mind that is experienced through no other martial way in the world.

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