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The martial arts have long been held up as a way to enlightenment. Indeed, this is the goal at the end of the road of The True Martial Art. This article is about why this is so, and to enable the reader to walk to the end of that road all the sooner.

Enlightenment is when light shines forth from the individual. With that light the enlightened being views the world differently. His perceptions are heightened, and he has a superior viewpoint.

If enlightenment happened because of motion, then the fact of motion would result in enlightenment. Gymnastics, ballet, football, all would result in an enlightened individual, but they don’t, so one must ask oneself, what is it about the Martial Arts that they result in enlightenment?

What is different is that there is fighting, and when one understands what fighting truly is, one becomes enlightened. What is the essence of this thing called fighting? One could sum up the subject by saying that when one finally understands that when he is fighting he is only fighting himself, he becomes enlightened, and a study of the martial arts does result in this realization.

The universe, you see, is a playing field rich with moving objects. Every object in the universe has a direction to its mass. It is only in the martial arts that one actually engages in the study of the trajectory of flying objects as the one who creates the direction of those flying objects.

A fist flies through space at you, and you go through a range of emotions. Eventually, you give up emotions so that you can better analyze the flight of the fist. Thus, you rise above base reaction and become cause over the motion of the universe.

A person threatens you, he holds a knife and approaches you, and you must divine the direction before it manifests. You must look at the world the way it exists, and not through some fantasy, and thus you look at the world you created. Thus, you rise above being the flotsam and jetsam of a universe awash with random motion, and thus you take control of the motions of the universe.

There is no motion in this universe, you see, that you have not created. That star shines for you, because of you, if it wasn’t for you, there would be no purpose for that star to shine. And through the tempering of form, the steeling of will, the martial artist engages in combat, to give up combat and become what he truly is, an enlightened being free to enjoy the universe.

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For a punch to be effective there are several necessary items. There must be sufficientfocus to a precise spot in space. It must be void of energy.

You heard me right, a punch must be empty. Most people know that the word Karate means ‘Empty Hands.’ Most people have assumed, from this, that you won’t be using weapons, but they are wrong. What the phrase really means is that the hand has no mass, that it is actually empty in a physics sense.

It is an interesting sensation to strike with no mass. Taken to its highest and purest altitude, it means that you do not feel the strike, and this is possible. This would mean that you are not really inside the body, and you are throwing the body like a big freakin’ ghost would throw a chair.

On lesser levels it means that you don’t experience the sensation of weight. Why can a child bend his legs and run under a table with no effort, when if you bent your legs and did the same thing it would take tremendous effort? Because the child hasn’t absorbed the concept of weight, yet.

So how do you learn the concept of having no weight? You do it by training yourself mentally. You train the mind to have the body follow directions, and this is done easily through the simple fact of forms.

People who don’t think much of of forms haven’t done them sufficient to see what happens at the end. You become lightly removed from your body when you master a form, and you experience different perceptions when it comes to motion. It is very interesting feel the whistling sensation of being an object thrown through space when you do a form.

The good news is that this is a pleasant sensation, and yet, when done in a strike, it results in the most unimaginable damage to an opponent you…never imagined. Simply, he doesn’t have a defense for something that is apart from the body, and the body of the universe, and seems to slip between time and perception. This, incidentally, is the feeling of Mushin no shin, mind of no mind.

When you practice doing your art with no weight, your body is still going to weigh the same, and then some, when impacted upon an opponent. Taking your mind away from considering weight doesn’t mean that the weight isn’t there. Actually, it is even more there, because when you think weightless, and move weightless, you move faster, and he will anticipate accordingly.

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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.

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