Re: The Philosophy In Martial Arts
Cardio is there to build stamina. Often times, physical encounters with people can end up turning into endurance matches (who gets winded/tired first). If your legs begin to get tired, your arms start feeling heavy, and you’re breathing too hard so you start getting dizzy too soon, then you’ve pretty much already lost the fight and the results could mean either you and/or a loved one lose your lives. Cardio will help you push yourself to the limit by making it harder for your body to feel fatigued and when it does get fatigued, you’ll be fine because you’ve already spent countless hours and days and months, perhaps even years for some, of training in intense pressure situations where you’ve learned to think clearly even when your body is nearing its limits. This is essential in any martial art.
The “death touch” isn’t something I’ve been taught nor have personally seen but I do know it’s something only high ranking Ninpo/Ninjutsu masters are taught. Unlike most other martial arts, there is a LOT of hidden knowledge/secrets in Ninpo which few high ranking masters are taught. This is to preserve the traditional and cultural aspect of the Ninja philosophies (Ninpo) and keep them apart from other martial arts. Some of this knowledge even entails the legendary herbal remedies that the ninja used throughout Japan’s warring history, and then others are deadly attacks such as what people refer to by the nickname of “death touch”.
What I can tell you, however, is that it has to do with energy. The Japanese and Koreans refer to it as Ki, the Chinese as Chi, Hindus as chakra. As you know, the human body, from its very core at the molecular level, is built by protons, neutrons and electrons. Our bodies are energy conductors and transmitters. Ever walk into a house after everyone has been arguing with each other and then someone says, “ghar ka mahaal kharaab hogaya hai”? Ever had someone walk into the room after they’re apparently having a superb day, their tone full of happiness and excitement, and then everyone else begin to lighten up? Negative emotions transmit negative energy just how positive emotions transmit positive energy. We are also just as susceptible to receiving these energies as we are to transmitting them. So what happens if there are two different types of energies being emitted at the same time in a small space? Energy diffusion. The stronger energy will always overtake the weaker.
So how does this tie into martial arts and the “death touch”? No, you’re not going to punch someone into depression, but you will tamper with their energy flow. Since the body’s made up of energy, there also has to be a flow of energy right? Many traditional martial arts understand this flow of energy and seek to disrupt it by landing quick and absolutely precise strikes to key energy flow points and cut off the circulation of energy. Just imagine if you cut off the flow of energy in a blood vessel to the brain or the heart? Imagine how devastating that would be? The body would cease to live nearly instantaneously.
One such attack we actually learn at a very basic level, but this is because we are expected to continue to practice it so often that by the time we reach shodan (entry level black belt), we’re able to apply it properly. You ball your hand (roll up into a fist) and perform a rapid “chop” to your opponent’s neck but before actually hitting your opponent, you open (unroll) your fist for a very quick, extra burst of force, applying the pressure needed to send an immediate shock to your opponent’s brain resulting in a stroke. This is, of course, assuming you’ve managed to pinpoint and attack the right blood vessel.
So it’s not about brute strength or just guts, it’s about lots of physical conditioning, belief in yourself with nothing short of positivity, regularly intense training to perfect your technique, and most of all, developing a pure heart to see through what is and isn’t right. This is known as Ninpo (the higher form of ninjutsu) although it’s also nearly identical to Bushido (the spiritual path of the Samurai).
Subhan’Allah, how Allah (swt) created us with such a perfect blend of complexity and simplicity at the same time.
but I would like to know is there any philosophy behind any martial arts. What I think is all about to control your mind in your ways (means technique of martial arts) and then the body behave or response according to your mind. In addition to body fitness, the most important thing is ‘speed’ and that in sense of ‘thinking, looking, moving’ fast of seeing opponent in very slow motion where one’s mind enough time to think how to react (by using martial arts technique) to overcome to the opponent.
first chakara study and now this, are you studying Japanese and Chinese religion or something like that
will u mind to share more.
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