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[AskSatanOperator]

what martial arts are best for developing spiritual strength? thanks

 

[Rodulf]

I've trained Filipino Martial Art for about 30 years. As my body has aged, I find I can no longer train in hard style, survival type combat arts. I now follow the spiritual path of Japanese Kendo and Samurai philosophy. In training sword cuts, I focus on the concept of aiming the cuts at my own self. I strive to cut away weakness, fear, all negative things. Thus, Kendo is a moving meditation, the path of relentless self-improvement. Also, look into the wisdom writings of Miyamoto Musashi, the Sword Saint of Japan.

 

[Egon]

None, not in the way people expect this "spiritual strength" to come out of a martial art. It can however attain spiritual fullfilment by doing one that is useful and gives you a sense of achievement while you shapen your body and mind. It's cliché but I'd suggest Muay Thai and BJJ because those are the most practical, dedicate yourself to becoming very good in at least one. The above suggestion is also inspiring if that's your goal.

 

[Henu the Great]

Tai Chi, Qi Gong.

 

[Stormblood]

I suggest having a strong base of boxing and either BJJ or judo/jujutsu before starting muay thai. In my opinion, they build the foundation for striking and grappling, which are fundamental before moving on to more complex things. Muay Thai is more complex like MMA is also more complex, which is why I suggest first spending a significant amount of hours on developing striking and grappling skills. This is just my opinion.

Iron shirt qigong is also fundamental for every martial art, as it develops your tissues from the spiritual side, to prepare them for optimal shock absorption, which is fundamental in all combat sports (and contact sports as well).

If you take up a combat sport, it is important to build your body as well. Most people go to the gym for that but do so in an incorrect way, focusing on bodybuilding splits which are far from optimal for combat sports. For example, the 'bro split' which involves working only 1 muscle group a day isn't good for much other than aesthetics. Similarly, the push/pull/legs splits isn't very good for combat sports either.

Not to mention, many people neglect things such as neck work, which is also very important for shock absorptions (and nobody likes pencil necks). Work capacity is very important for combat sports. So doing one exercise per set followed by rest is far from optimal. Conditioning, plyometrics, power work, and sprinting are also very important to add in combat sports.

As a side note, to answer the original question, the 5 exercises in Falun Dafa are some of the best qigong exercises to develop spiritual strength. The 5 exercises only, not the ridiculous doctrines included in Falun Dafa books. If you need 'doctrines' aka ethical development, it's best to focus on our ethics sections, starting from daily ethics and Lord Apollo's Virtues. Then you can also read things like the Bhagavad Gita.

 

[Wotanwarrior]

I suggest having a strong base of boxing and either BJJ or judo/jujutsu before starting muay thai. In my opinion, they build the foundation for striking and grappling, which are fundamental before moving on to more complex things. Muay Thai is more complex like MMA is also more complex, which is why I suggest first spending a significant amount of hours on developing striking and grappling skills. This is just my opinion.

Iron shirt qigong is also fundamental for every martial art, as it develops your tissues from the spiritual side, to prepare them for optimal shock absorption, which is fundamental in all combat sports (and contact sports as well).

If you take up a combat sport, it is important to build your body as well. Most people go to the gym for that but do so in an incorrect way, focusing on bodybuilding splits which are far from optimal for combat sports. For example, the 'bro split' which involves working only 1 muscle group a day isn't good for much other than aesthetics. Similarly, the push/pull/legs splits isn't very good for combat sports either.

Not to mention, many people neglect things such as neck work, which is also very important for shock absorptions (and nobody likes pencil necks). Work capacity is very important for combat sports. So doing one exercise per set followed by rest is far from optimal. Conditioning, plyometrics, power work, and sprinting are also very important to add in combat sports.

As a side note, to answer the original question, the 5 exercises in Falun Dafa are some of the best qigong exercises to develop spiritual strength. The 5 exercises only, not the ridiculous doctrines included in Falun Dafa books. If you need 'doctrines' aka ethical development, it's best to focus on our ethics sections, starting from daily ethics and Lord Apollo's Virtues. Then you can also read things like the Bhagavad Gita.

99% of people who work out at the gym neglect important muscles like their neck, core, hands, and forearms. They also don't stretch after training, and then complain of muscle cramps or cervical and lower back pain.

 

[alphamale666]

qi gong is good for learning how to manipulate the qi

 

[AristocraticDragon666]

what martial arts are best for developing spiritual strength? thanks

You can practice any martial arts to boost your energy levels, physical and spiritual strength.

 

[hailourtruegod]

I am starting to believe that the people who are born to be fighters/warriors or in Zevism terms; have strong Mars influence, will be the ones to benefit from martial arts the most for the reason you speak of. For those that have these energies and currently cultivating them, are the leading ones in this field and can and should give advice but this advice is somewhat niche as I believe that let's say for example someone who is purely 'artsy', they will find they can get the spiritual strength in some other manner that fits their nature and not during combat training.

Everyone should learn how to defend themselves in a competent manner but most should during childhood to adolescent years. Adults who are not of this nature will benefit more from finding something that cultivates their spiritual power thru what makes the majority of their soul's makeup.

On average, Mars dominant people become calm and centered when in high intense situations. It's in the nature. The same for the artist when in their field. (These are extreme examples, I acknowledge those here who are physical warriors and are also artists and vice-versa but remember we are all outliers to some extent.)

I say try the advice given to you from other members if this description fits you, but understand that this field is new in modern times, there is no foundation to build off on as most things that have to do with the spiritual part of martial arts have been corrupted and/or dangerously watered down.

Experience life by trying out the forms above advice to you and feel out what makes sense.
Incorporate spiritual wisdom.
Take notes.
The deeper understanding of martial arts for the warrior soul will appear to the practitioner.

 

[Stormblood]

99% of people who work out at the gym neglect important muscles like their neck, core, hands, and forearms. They also don't stretch after training, and then complain of muscle cramps or cervical and lower back pain.

Seems like we're on the same page.

They also don't recover properly. For example, by sleeping too little, sleeping too late, and/or incorrectly feeding themselves. Good quality sleep is literally the base of the pyramid for peak performance, followed by a good diet. Ice baths, massage guns, saunas, and foam rollers won't offset poor lifestyle habits.

I remember when I first tried boxing several years ago I had pain in my forearms and elbows, exactly because I had never trained them before. The pain lasted for several sessions, until I got accustomed to it. Problem is I only got accustomed to it back then but nobody ever told me I needed to strengthen them outside of my boxing sessions. My coach had supposedly trained a national champion before but couldn't make suggestion for strength and conditioning outside of his sessions. Imagine that.

 

[Wotanwarrior]

Seems like we're on the same page.

They also don't recover properly. For example, by sleeping too little, sleeping too late, and/or incorrectly feeding themselves. Good quality sleep is literally the base of the pyramid for peak performance, followed by a good diet. Ice baths, massage guns, saunas, and foam rollers won't offset poor lifestyle habits.

I remember when I first tried boxing several years ago I had pain in my forearms and elbows, exactly because I had never trained them before. The pain lasted for several sessions, until I got accustomed to it. Problem is I only got accustomed to it back then but nobody ever told me I needed to strengthen them outside of my boxing sessions. My coach had supposedly trained a national champion before but couldn't make suggestion for strength and conditioning outside of his sessions. Imagine that.

Many people don't rest on the weekends, which is crucial for recovering after a week of training. I see it all the time: some people go straight from the gym to party on Friday nights and then complain that they're stuck and not making progress.

 

[Stormblood]

Many people don't rest on the weekends, which is crucial for recovering after a week of training. I see it all the time: some people go straight from the gym to party on Friday nights and then complain that they're stuck and not making progress.

I've seen worse here. People going drunk 3-4 nights a week. The reputation of British people causing social disorders abroad rings true.

If you're downing 10+ pints in a night, you can kiss recovery goodbye, even if you sleep most of the day afterward.