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'Written in accord with traditional Japanese martial arts theory and practice, Iedwab and Standefer have written a book most useful to any student and teacher involved in this discipline. Such a work deserves attention by anyone interested in making martial art practice a richer life
Harness your mind and body power for training and competition! Martial Arts Mind & Body combines the best mental and physical training principles of various martial art forms to enhance performance. Centered on the Japanese concept of kiai, the book explains how to unite your mental, physical, and spiritual energies. As a result, you will be able to
Sharpen concentration and awareness.
Improve your ability to learn new skills.
Perform better in training and competition, and
Remain focused under stress.
As you learn how to integrate the energy of the mind and body, you will increase your resistance to fatigue, discomfort, and distraction. You'll also learn techniques to control the body's repsonses to respiration, metabolism, and muscle relaxation. Make Martial Arts Mind & Body part of your training and soon you will think, feel, and move better than ever.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The learning kiai
Chapter 2 The training kiai
Chapter 3 The action kiai
Chapter 4 The competitive kiai
Chapter 5 The meditative kiai
Chapter 6 The masters kiai
Suggested readings
Index
About the authors
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experience.'-Michael A. DeMarco Publisher Journal of Asian Martial Arts.Harness your mind and body power for training and competition! Martial Arts Mind & Body combines the best mental and physical training principles of various martial art forms to enhance performance. Centered on the Japanese concept of kiai, the book explains how to unite your mental, physical, and spiritual energies. As a result, you will be able to
Sharpen concentration and awareness.
Improve your ability to learn new skills.
Perform better in training and competition, and
Remain focused under stress.
As you learn how to integrate the energy of the mind and body, you will increase your resistance to fatigue, discomfort, and distraction. You'll also learn techniques to control the body's repsonses to respiration, metabolism, and muscle relaxation. Make Martial Arts Mind & Body part of your training and soon you will think, feel, and move better than ever.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The learning kiai
Chapter 2 The training kiai
Chapter 3 The action kiai
Chapter 4 The competitive kiai
Chapter 5 The meditative kiai
Chapter 6 The masters kiai
Suggested readings
Index
About the authors
Show Less
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ISBN
736001255
Publication
Human Kinetics