Zen and the Martial Arts
This blog’s goal is to introduce western martial artists to the Asian / Zen roots of Japanese empty hand martial arts. Our hope is that, with this understanding, you will become better martial artists regardless of the style you practice.
This Blog’s Origin Story in 3 Parts
For over 1,000 years, the Shaolin Temple was the preeminent martial arts school in China. As a Zen temple, their goal was to perfect training the Mind, and to train Body and Spirit as a pathway to enhance Mind training.
In this blog’s origin story, a new student finds a unique dojo that trains to not fight, based on a philosophy that seeks protect all life, by using the power of the Mind, Body and Spirit to subdue mental and physical threats.
When the Student is Ready
In this blog’s origin story, a bullied teen named Elliott stumbles upon an unusual karate dojo run by a Sensei who tests him to see if he s worthy to train at his dojo.
Blog origin story Part 1
The Way of Shaolin
In Karate you train your body. But, to become proficient, you must also train your mind and spirit. In this post, Sensei Mike explains the Way of Shaolin.
Blog origin story Part 2
Secret to Effective Self-Defence
Sensei Mike explains techniques for Training the Mind, and how to combine Mind, Body and Intention training into a single highly tool for resolving conflict.
Blog origin story Part 3