Martial Arts

[panic in paradise]

what if any, are your Spiritual or Philosophical Beliefs or Theories attached to Martial Arts?

'Bend & Bow' i got from Martial Arts, or Bruce Lee namely, this thought is something i apply to my life daily sometimes. now practicing Yoga, the relation is amazing to myself, and is the or a prime example of mastering ones body and mind...


Wax on - Wax off ?

 

[ninjadanslarbretabar]

taoism, all of it is attached to internal martial art (so is Traditional Chinese Medicine)

i came to taoism from a acid trip that changed my life perspective, taoism just made sense to me and it worked
from there i got into internal martial arts, which i think is a great way to understand taoism because it is put into physical motion, it doesnt only stay on the level of a philosophy in your head, it encompass your whole being, and you can test it out physically to see if you really understand what you read about, putting it in motion in the real world, not simply leaving it as pretty words in a book




here is 2 texts i was re-reading yesterday about taiji :
http://www.taijichinesemedicine.com/how_to_practice_taiji_well.htm
http://www.taijichinesemedicine.com/legacy.htm

sadly he made the common mistake of saying "to the father of Daoism, Lao Zi"
lao tzu isnt the father of daoism
here is information about this : http://www.taoism.net/ikuantao/origin/home.htm

and here is a timeline of classic taoist text: http://kirkland.myweb.uga.edu/rk/pdf/guides/TMGID.pdf

and here is a translation of the Nei-yeh (mid 4th century BCE): http://www.stillness.com/tao/neiyeh.txt

 

[High Yogi]

After looking into and becoming a part of the hindu religion and Buddhism, i randomly joined a class of the Ancient Khmer Martial Art known as L'Bokatao, or more formerly Bokator. One of the beautiful things about this art to me is the philosophy behind it, as the Angkorian Empire was largely influenced by the faiths of India. If you look on the walls of Angkor Wat, which means "city-temple", you will find the story of L'Bokatao, as well as the hindu gods. I think its great that i was into hinduism before taking the bokator class because it makes the training more than just physical, but metaphysical, is i can put my whole self into it.

The same way that tai chi follows the tao, Bokator follows Hinduism.

It is based off of nature an has various animal styles from which it has an arsenal of diverse strikes from punches to kicks, elbows and knees. it has grapples and take downs, as well as various weapons. A lot of the techniques are named after the monkey god Hanuman and the art requires honesty, respect, nobility, trust, wisdom and honor.

 

[hiphophippy]

taoism, all of it is attached to internal martial art [/url]

Religious Daoism.
As far as spiritual aspects of martial arts there is Xing Yi Quan and other martial arts that use qi projection and focusing.

and Bokator is the shiznit