The problems of meditation First of all, let’s start with the biggest problems that, as practitioners, we have to overcome in relation to meditation: The prejudice that, if a martial arts school teaches meditation to its students, it is not focused on fighting, it is focused on spiritual / mystical things – Wrong, a lot […]
A gradual path to learn to meditate Meditation method 1 – The first and most simple approach to meditation (for beginners) Meditation method 2 – A little bit more advanced approach to access to a state of deep concentration Meditation method 3 – A deep relaxation method that works on each muscle in our body […]
The causes of physical and mental tension Sometimes our body and mind can be subjected to a load of increasing tension of which we realize only when it is so serious as to alter the quality of our life. Here are some examples: Backache Cervical pains Mental tension Absence of forces Constant nervousness Panic attacks […]
Bring the benefits of meditation outside its direct practice 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s 5th Meditation Method can be considered as a part of the 4th Method (read Meditation method 4). While the previous one is a complete meditative oriented activity, this extrapolation can be considered its “portable version”; it serves to bring its type of […]
What is diaphragmatic breathing? Also called “ventral” or (erroneously) abdominal, it is used in many fields: Sport Martial arts (read ) Lyric music Meditation … As the name suggests, the diaphragmatic one is a type of breathing that involves an active control on the contraction and relaxation movement of the diaphragm (making it stronger and […]
The origin and consistency of the body control methods of 6 Dragons Kung Fu In 6 Dragons Kung Fu, we teach various body control methods and they are inspired by: Yoga Ancient Shaolin methods Qi Gong (read ) TCM (traditional chinese medicine) Modern medicine Direct experience … In our school, we do not teach anything […]
The first thing to learn in order to exploit our emotions in our favor is to understand the basic setting of the “switch technique”: Emotion activated Emotion disabled We have to handle our mental flow. To effectively use the force of moods (and not to be their victim) it is necessary to follow a precise […]
As we have seen, in 6DKF we stress at the same time the importance of abstraction (see the article “Concentration and abstraction in combat”), and the ability to “play” consciously with emotions (see the article “Fighting and mind control: the anchors”): On one hand, we have the reason, the tool that allows us to voluntarily […]
How to recover Qi The fourth type of meditation we study (partially from Qi Gong) is much more advanced than the previous one (read Meditation method 3) and it has been specifically created to regain / regenerate our Qi (read The use of Qi in the 6DKF’s meaning). Note – This article has been asked […]
In 6 Dragons Kung Fu Qi has nothing supernatural. Before we begin we truly want to stress that: Our vision is far from religion / superstition / paranormal All of what we explain has been (at least) tested firsthand (obviously except for killing techniques) What is still in the theory / experimentation process is not […]
Another step As we have seen for the second meditation method of 6 Dragons Kung Fu (read Meditation method 2), to pass to the next stage we must have practiced profitably the first 2 (read Meditation method 1), otherwise we risk damaging / slowing / stopping our evolution. The third meditation method Method 3 partially comes […]
Why is correct breathing so important? In every aspect of human life, breathing can play a crucial role and although it is a vital gesture, it is by no means a foregone action. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home […]
The exercise we are going to describe has the objective to unleash the power of the muscle chain of the 6 Dragons Kung Fu in an effective, natural and especially instinctive way (just as we do when we breathe). The goal is to connect one by one all the parts of our body starting from […]
What does it mean to possess something? The fool says, “These are my children, this is my land, this is my money.” Actually, the fool does not possess himself, even fewer children, land or money. – Buddha. To think of possessing objects or people is a crazy and selfish way of conceiving life and is […]
The path of meditation After the first mention of meditation in 6 Dragons Kung Fu (read Meditation method 1), we go ahead to describe a second and a little bit more advanced approach. This exercise gives us access to a state of deep concentration where the mental detachment from reality is considerably wider. Some premises: […]
Kung Fu and meditation Meditation, like Kung Fu, is not something that can be performed easily by anyone but it is a fundamental step to gain the best results: In combat In daily life In Self-defense … Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how […]