One thing karate does is enable a person to enter the mind of no mind. The method of karate enables this as a pretty distinct fact. Unfortunately, society has destroyed true karate at a relatively fast rate, and so you should pay attention to this article, and implement the principles in your karate training.
It is also called mind of no mind in Japanese, mushin no shin. It is actually pretty straightforward, though it is held up as mystical in the orient, but it does require a certain degree of enlightenment from the student. The real key here is to see things not as one wants them to be, or as they have been in the past, but as they are now.
The key to mind of no mind is to exist wholly in the moment, to isolate the now. Thus, when the kick is launched,or the punch is thrown, or the sword whistles through the air, you perceive it actually happening, and time actually slows down. Although, what is really happening is that you are being outside your mind, you are becoming calm enough to see time as it really is, as it really happens.
There are a few things you need to isolate and cultivate this ability to see time as it happens. One of the most important things is to experience CBM, or Coordinated Body Motion. CBM is when you move all body parts at the same time, and stop them all at the same time.
Another necessary item is correct body alignment. The parts of the body must be lined up so that they are in the correct order, and this must be done with full CBM. This is something that should be built into all forms practice, and is necessary within forms practice to achieve mind of no mind, and enlightenment.
Forms are the manner in which someone learns to control his body. It is different from gymnastics or ballet because the art must be used to control another individual. The secret of enlightenment, and mushin no shin, is to control an opponent, not destroy him.
Construction over destruction is necessary. There is no game if you destroy, and thus there can be no mushin no shin. This is the reason why the masters of old did not hold up fighting as part of the True Way.
To control will eventually separate the individual from his mind and body, and thus enable him to see the universe, and time, and life, as it really is. The truth is that things aren't what they seem, they are but a shadow, and your mind obscures this shadow tremendously, and obscures methods for shedding the shadow and leaving the mind. And the truth is that this potential is within the martial arts, one of the four ways of enlightenment, but in todays tournament infested mind it is as good as lost, unless you read and apply the principles detailed in articles such as this.
It is also called mind of no mind in Japanese, mushin no shin. It is actually pretty straightforward, though it is held up as mystical in the orient, but it does require a certain degree of enlightenment from the student. The real key here is to see things not as one wants them to be, or as they have been in the past, but as they are now.
The key to mind of no mind is to exist wholly in the moment, to isolate the now. Thus, when the kick is launched,or the punch is thrown, or the sword whistles through the air, you perceive it actually happening, and time actually slows down. Although, what is really happening is that you are being outside your mind, you are becoming calm enough to see time as it really is, as it really happens.
There are a few things you need to isolate and cultivate this ability to see time as it happens. One of the most important things is to experience CBM, or Coordinated Body Motion. CBM is when you move all body parts at the same time, and stop them all at the same time.
Another necessary item is correct body alignment. The parts of the body must be lined up so that they are in the correct order, and this must be done with full CBM. This is something that should be built into all forms practice, and is necessary within forms practice to achieve mind of no mind, and enlightenment.
Forms are the manner in which someone learns to control his body. It is different from gymnastics or ballet because the art must be used to control another individual. The secret of enlightenment, and mushin no shin, is to control an opponent, not destroy him.
Construction over destruction is necessary. There is no game if you destroy, and thus there can be no mushin no shin. This is the reason why the masters of old did not hold up fighting as part of the True Way.
To control will eventually separate the individual from his mind and body, and thus enable him to see the universe, and time, and life, as it really is. The truth is that things aren't what they seem, they are but a shadow, and your mind obscures this shadow tremendously, and obscures methods for shedding the shadow and leaving the mind. And the truth is that this potential is within the martial arts, one of the four ways of enlightenment, but in todays tournament infested mind it is as good as lost, unless you read and apply the principles detailed in articles such as this.
About the Author:
Al Case has practiced martial arts for forty years. You can Visit his Mind at Monster Martial Arts.
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