Zen, Martial Arts, and Building Muscle Mass, Part Two
Martial Arts Training In the first part of this series, I had a brief overview on much of what I want to discuss for the remainder of these posts.
For this post, I want to discuss on training as it relates almost specifically to the martial arts, although you will quickly notice that it can’t help but “spill out” into the other two.
The Bushido of Training
Several years back, I wrote a post that focused on “The Lifter’s Bushido.” Here is the quote that I used then by the samurai Yamaoku Tesshu: “In order to learn about the Way, forget about self and awaken to the truth… Exerting self is a mistake… We should not say “myself” — in truth there is no such thing… When there is no thought of self, true Bushido develops.” I have often thought of lifting as a form of Budo, and my gym as the dojo. (This is one reason that I enjoy lifting at home, in my garage dungeon gym. It is not commercial, and, therefore, becomes more of a dojo than anything commercialized. The furthest thing from a dojo,…
For this post, I want to discuss on training as it relates almost specifically to the martial arts, although you will quickly notice that it can’t help but “spill out” into the other two.
The Bushido of Training
Several years back, I wrote a post that focused on “The Lifter’s Bushido.” Here is the quote that I used then by the samurai Yamaoku Tesshu: “In order to learn about the Way, forget about self and awaken to the truth… Exerting self is a mistake… We should not say “myself” — in truth there is no such thing… When there is no thought of self, true Bushido develops.” I have often thought of lifting as a form of Budo, and my gym as the dojo. (This is one reason that I enjoy lifting at home, in my garage dungeon gym. It is not commercial, and, therefore, becomes more of a dojo than anything commercialized. The furthest thing from a dojo,…
