Actions in your environment and martial arts skill

One of the main keys of martial arts is remembering were a technique starts to manifest itself. It comes from interaction of the mind and body working together based on what is going on in the environment. Remember your training should include actions with in your environment, so one can have a deeper understanding of martial arts.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Martial arts and personal mastery

The dojo is a place were you move on to the training floor, and you look around, and you see other like-minded persons from all walks of life. You are there to learn martial arts and challenge your self to master your self. We all have different starting points, but we are all there to achieve the goal of martial arts skill and personal mastery.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Body/mind timing experiences relating self-defense

Other night I was watching the class work on skill development for self-defense. Students were moving around the floor seamlessly interacting flowing from one counter to the next. The next group was working to break up the rhythm of an attack then counter and escape. It is extremely valuable to change the timing and flow of training, so one can have many body/mind timing experiences relating self-defense.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Humility and martial arts

One of the main principles of martial arts is being humble. Because without humility, one cannot realize one full potential. One will all ways be fighting with their own lack of self-confidence, self-image and not reaching full potential. Humble your self, not others.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Lessons from a Martial Arts Master part 3

The third thing the Martial Arts Master said was that martial arts could not be learned in few lessons. We live in a society where everything has to happen today. If you want instant results, you will not grasp the complete lessons of martial arts. The Master Teacher added, ”The great lessons of martial arts take time to learn and understand. I asked, “Well what would be an example of this?” The Master Teacher went on to say there are lessons in martial arts that have to be learned step by step, no matter how much we want to quickly learn. The highest lesson–the only true highest lesson–is only the next lesson. I looked at him with a blank stare and I felt empty. The teacher got up from the table and started laughing. He said it was the New Year and wondered where I kept the instant coffee.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Martial Arts is for people from all walks of life

The dojo is a place were you step on to the training floor, and you look around, and you see other like-minded persons from all walks of life. You are there to learn martial arts and challenge your self to master your self. We all have different starting points, but we are all there to achieve the goal of martial arts skill and personal mastery.

Mark  Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Lessons from a Martial Arts Master part 2

I had and opportunity to sit down with a long time Martial Arts Master and ask him about his path. The 2nd thing he said “ training in martial arts has never been easy or convenient, it is easy to train of nice days, but there are days when it is cold and rainy (i.e.|: maybe life is not at it best). This is when you need strong determination. The “Master Teacher said,” “training helps you keep your life on track.”

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Lessons from a Martial Arts Master

I had and opportunity to sit down with an old time Martial Arts Master and ask him about his path. I asked him what did he feel was the most important lesson he had learned. He said, “There are so many lessons I cannot count them, but a great place to start is with your self.”

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

How would one look at a martial art that they did not study?

Someone asked me a question at the dojo other day? “How would one look at a martial art that they did not study?” 1st I have a great deal of respect for other methods of martial arts. 2nd I have a rule, if I don’t train in the system I have not clue what is going on when I look at it or try it out. When I walk in to try a class I’m a white belt, not a black belt from my system. 3rd It not the martial arts I look at, it the person that is teaching. 4th If the teacher is saying crummy things about another style or person, well that just tasteless! It is very important to get to know the style or person your self. One of the many things about self-awareness is do not jump to conclusions. Thank you for the question! What are some other things should one look for when looking at martial arts styles?

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

It was a very intense learning year for me (2011)

It was a very intense learning year for me (2011). I have achieved some my of goals and left some on the table. But the lesson’s learned achieving my goals are priceless. The Hardship of achieving goals tends to push me even stronger toward achieving my success. I would like to thank my teacher’s teacher Dr. Hatsumi for sharing this great martial art with the world. I would like to thank two extraordinary and incredibly patient mentors, educators Mr. and Mrs. Hayes for being there to guide and help me and the dojo (New England Ninpo Society and Boston Martial Arts Center). They are also very close friends, without them I would have never been able to study this incredible life changing martial art. I would like to say to all the students of past and present and senior members of our group I’m deeply honored to be associated with such a fine group people and talented individuals. Every time I see you train or achieve goals I’m truly humbled. Thank you all for a great year of lessons. 2012 is going to be a great year!

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

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