Tractor Beams in the Martial Arts
Though I have never seen nor heard of it discussed, at the heart of the martial arts, is the ability to create beams. I say beams, and I include pressor or tractor or any other type of beam. A beam is usually constructed upon a line, though it need not be a line, of energy that is thrust outward from the body of the martial artist.
It is a truth that a martial art is not a true martial art unless it helps a person to create a beam of energy at will. Most martial practices on planet earth are aimed towards the shabby excuse of energizing body parts, or just building muscle. We will discuss how to awaken the reader to the ability to create beams of energy In this article.
When you think about it, the body is nothing more than a machine. It is constructed of meat and bone and has various linking systems in it. Indeed, to the person unfamiliar with the techniques of how to use a body, though the body is actually very simple to use, it can resemble a Rubic’s cube.
To use the body as a beam generator one must practice classical forms, and understand the value of classical stances. To practice the classical stances requires work, which work necessitates the creation of energy in the Tan Tien, which is the one point, which is nothing more than an energy generator on a body/machine level. This work should be augmented by breathing in accordance with the expansion or contraction of the body.
To create a stance and work, to breath and concentrate awareness along the desired path of the limbs, and to imagine.We are set apart from the beasts by our ability to imagine, and you must cultivate imagination if you wish to create a beam of energy exuding from the body. But to imagine you must practice until the mind is calm.
It is necessary to use a simple and often over looked gimmick if you wish to test your ability to beam. Face a candle, breath to calm, and punch, and stop your fist an inch from the flame. Work on pure focus, and do not try to trick the flame by flicking off the straight line, and keep the line of the beam as straight as possible.
With time and success, stop your fist two inches from the flame, more time and success and three inches, and so on. Eventually you will be able to put out the flame from across the room. With great desire and patience, you will be able to merely look at the flame and it will go out..
There are those that laugh and such practices as detailed here are of little importance, and there are those who will not persist, but seek the instant gratification of simple fighting. Then there are those who will discover the depths of their being through this simple exercise. The difference between the two is faith, belief in yourself, and the desire to awaken your true abilities, and thus awaken yourself.