Western Martial Meditation

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Comment by Phaedrus on August 28, 2009 at 7:58pm

I have 30 years in traditional Okinawan Karate with a focus on Sanchin and Iron Skin Chi/Nei Gung practice. I am also a weaponsmith and make knives and swords and martial arts weapons as a hobby. Soon to be a more than that. I am well versed in European and Eastern Martial Arts and history and would hope I would be able to offer something of value here considering the subject matter. Anything I can help with let me know. I will try to be much more active. I have taught comparative religious classes at Unitarian Churches for High School youth. My martial arts practice is for me a considerable cornerstone of my spiritual practices. Anyway hope I can help. :)

Comment by zool on August 28, 2009 at 5:01am

xan, yes sir. the sword of clarity that mercilessly cuts through any form of marketing fog, superficiality and .. when needed.. lies.

however, over the past weeks i gained the impression
most members who are active in this group pretty much
know what they talk about, and are open minded too.

if there is someone viewing me as a "Jerk" - then thats fine too
i am not here to run for president. i dont need sympathy.

Comment by Xan Thunder Wolf on August 28, 2009 at 12:53am

Zool -
If I understood you right, you weren't trying to come off as a jerk but trying to say a simple truth - Worship the Ideal, not the Idol.
If I am wrong say so please.
Xanwolf

Comment by Sir Blackwolf on August 8, 2009 at 11:01pm

Milord Zool,

I read your missive from May with some interest. I believe I understand what you meant, pray correct me should I be wrong. It is true the Knights of Olde did not live up to the Ideals we so revere, just as our Norse Brethren are oft unjustly portrayed as bloody raiders. It is well known that they were skilled craftsmen, far traveling traders and their skills upon the seas are legend. Yet therein lies the point, what was cannot be changed yet what can be is the result of what we learn from the past, adhere to the Truths of our Ideals and rise above the misdeeds and misconceptions of the past.

As well I greatly enjoyed your images of the far north, they do remind me of when I once dwelled in North Dakota where the snows lie deep under the Northern Lights and the Birch woods line the rivers. Thank you for them.

I am at your service,
Sir Blackwolf

Comment by Sapphire on June 24, 2009 at 12:01pm

Hi, I like the forms as sort of moving meditations for one, like yoga. If you are interested, I do have knowlege of the classical riding forms that came out of mounted combat. Current dressage techniques and gaits are all from that source.

Comment by Sir Llwyd on June 10, 2009 at 10:14am

Hi All,

It has been extremely busy at work and I haven't had time to respond to John's question on meditation (I will, John, I promise!). I would like to hear more feedback on the original meditation that I put into the discussion area.

A little background, this is a dual purpose exercise. It teaches the new student the appropriate fighting stance for WMA and gives a foundation for visualization which will be used more extensively as the student progresses.

The ultimate goal, of course, is to be able to have your focus be "in the present" and to be able to act correctly, and instantly, without conscious thought.

Have a great day and I will talk with you all soon,

Llwyd

Comment by zool on May 27, 2009 at 7:24am

i am confident that you misinterpreted my comment. however, i am noit going to abuse this wall for further elaboraiton.
if you want i am happy to do that in an own thread, the right place.
It is not my intention to troll, or to poison this place.

Comment by Ovidiu-Lucian Bajenaru on May 26, 2009 at 5:27am

romantic views :)) funny... yeah, maybe for you it is romantic... and destroy them... with what ? with a matterial weapon?
There is more than matter and the real power comes from other realms.
You can check the words of the masters.... from all the history, not mine.

Comment by zool on May 26, 2009 at 3:48am

greetings. I am Martial Artist, although i primarily focus on non-western arts. I am a European Fun-Stopper from Finland.
I will destroy your romantic views, and confront you with the reality and the facts. "sprituality" is not the word i use, Philosophy fits better to the "thinking".

Knights of the past have not been shiny always just paladins.
They have plundered villages, raped women, killed children in the name of their lord ;) However, the ideals highlighted here - as remote from the realities of the past - are worthy of my attantion.

Comment by Ovidiu-Lucian Bajenaru on May 24, 2009 at 11:40am

Hello. I am glad that i have found this subject. I am interested in it because i am a practician of martial arts. My art is ninjutu and i fell in it a lot of spiritual activity. In fact ninjutu is spiritual, if he is understood corectly.

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