The Secret Golden Power of Karate
Written by Al Case Sunday, 04 October 2009 11:12 -
I grew up in the fifties, and this strange thing called Karate was suddenly in the news. Frail women could use it to take down hulking attackers. Even a child could use it to protect himself. by AlCase I grew up in the fifties, and this strange thing called Karate was suddenly in the news. Frail women could use it to take down hulking attackers. Even a child could use it to protect himself. Unfortunately, very few have ever seen the true side of the martial art called Karate. I studied something called Kang Duk Won back in the sixties and seventies, and Kang Duk Won did illustrate the True Martial Art. With Kang Duk Won Korean Karate, which was a forerunner of Tae Kwon Do, the rumors were true, even women and children could use the art to fend off large attackers. I will tell you the secret of Kang Duk Won in towards the end of this article, but first let me make a point, what I am about to tell you was not true for Shotokan, or kenpo, or Goju Ryu or Shito ryu or any other art. These arts were changed in fact and nature, and so lost the essence of what makes up the True Art. And, to be honest, as time goes by there seems to be no sign of a resurrection of the True Martial Art in these arts. Shotokan, to name one art, was supremely altered by the robust college students in the Land of the Rising Sun. It was tailored for machismo and tournament fighting and the singular and limited mentality that bullies have and which holds only to the truncated truth that there is only art and it is the one I am studying. At one point the students of the time betrayed the art by beating a fellow college student to death for not living his life to this terrible principle. Kenpo is another example of an art that has been reworked into something that can be injurious to fellow man, but does not elevate the human condition. Trophies, tournaments, protective gear, and the desire to keep little Johnny entertained so he would keep paying his monthly dues are all part of this heresy. And, as time progresses, it seems that other factors are derailing the potential The True Art and stopping people from gaining the real value a study of the martial arts can give. Mind you, the secret of true art is still within such arts as Shotokan and Kenpo, but people do not open their eyes, study blindly, cannot open their eyes that there could be anything besides what they study. All they have to do is learn to do their forms in a manner more relaxed. I do not mean limp relaxed, like Tai Chi often becomes for health purposes, but relaxed, empty, and empty in a manner that results in awareness flickering through the frame. Do the form until you don?t have to think about it, but it is a simple, automatic sequence. Relax, and, while holding a slight tautness in the tan tien, close only the fist. Make a snapping sound with the fist. We do forms like this at Monster Martial Arts, and the result is a silence within, and a back and forth surge of intention and golden power. Indeed, we have more awareness in which to assess a threat, more relaxed ability to move the frame, and the surge and whip of golden energy within creates a fist that will drop any attacker. Of course, you can always hold to the idea that your art
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The Secret Golden Power of Karate
Written by Al Case Sunday, 04 October 2009 11:12 -
is the only art, and that nobody else in the world can have a thought...you can do that if you wish. About the Author: Al Case has studied the martial arts for 40+ years. Get a free ebook and see if he really knows what he is talking about at Monster Martial Arts .
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