Positive training and strong growth in 2012

I remember some close friends, and I watched two Masters of naginata in Japan at the Nihon BudoKan. These two Masters were life long friends and training partners. When their demonstration started you could see the deep respect and honor they had for each other. As the demonstration flowed, I felt moved by the amazing refined skill, elegance and beautiful spirit that was radiate from their interaction. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Later we were lucky and deeply honored to meet these elegant masters of the martial arts. We were all deeply moved. The feeling will be with me for the rest of my life. Martial Arts start with the heart. Train in martial arts to have a clear and open heart so the world around you can feel your warmth and positive energy. Join us at the Boston Martial Arts Center in 2012 for a great year of positive training and strong growth. See at the dojo and ready to go in 2012.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Non-physical energy that starts the conflict

Physical energy follows the non-physical energy that starts the conflict. It is very important to study the cause of problems and try to stop or change them. There are many things in our lives that can we help or stop before they manifest them self’s. Ninpo Taijutsu can help you learn about this through skill and drills, awareness training.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Strong determination and enduring spirit with martial arts

One of the unique quality’s one can acquire from martial arts training at the Boston Martial Arts Center are a strong determination and enduring spirit. This comes from non-stop training and surrounding ones self with like minded persons that are forging a similar path.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Sound of the hands clapping in the dojo

The sound of the hands clapping in the dojo as class starts brings all the minds of the dojo members in to focus. Leaving the days events at the door. This small moment in training is so powerful, that many students will gloss over this point. This could reflect in other parts of the lives, so take care not to let your thoughts become unfocused. Stay on the path.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

What keeps one going when studying martial arts?

Someone asked the other day “What keeps one going when studying martial arts?” I said, “There are many things”. One of them is I like to explore the interworkings of the human condition. With in Martial Arts, you first have to start with your self and then seek to understand the relationship with the outer world. This cannot be trained by a teacher the student has to find it with in them self’s to explore. The teacher can only provide a safe training environment and point to the path. The student has to walk and seek wisdom of the path.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Amazing thing about martial arts

The amazing thing about martial arts is the new life you see in your self. This new life is found by bravely facing personal short comings and fears that we have about are self. In martial arts, this is called warriorship.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Dakentaijutsu for self-defense

It is very important to train your Dakentaijutsu (striking technique) so all you strike’s are accurate, and on target and you hit with power. You don’t want to your strike to be off target. In a real time application, you will feel presser from the attacker and your adrenaline will be flowing. One will not have time to think. So train to be on target. There are many ways to do this.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Training methods for self-defense.

Last week in the dojo someone, ask me a question about training methods for self-defense. This lead to how do you prepare for no rules attacks were there could be weapons and more than one attacker, biting, spitting etc. (What we use to call “dirtying fighting” real world self defense). You have to training in a manner that would allow for open mindedness and open framework of martial arts skill training. This open framework would have to adapt, under pressure and keep you safe at the same time. How would you train for no rules attack?

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

Martial arts training is human interaction

One of the many things that happen in martial arts training is human interaction. One level you are dealing with your training partner on an extremely physical level, but this is all controlled by the goals we are trying achieve when training. On a very deep emotional level, we may be experiencing something else. When training try to have clear goals and beware of what you emotions are doing. Are they inline with your training goals?

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

 

Study martial arts to protect your self

When studying martial arts to protect your self, you first have to understand and learn how to use your body and mind effectively. Looking at the fundamentals arts of self-defense, there are tools that will ready your body to stay safe in a conflict. In each class’s, we introduce basic structure and form of self-defense that will help you build your personal skill for a strong, natural self defense method. Take you time to learn these tools and you will be a lot happier and be safer for it.

Mark Davis

Boston Martial Arts Center

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