The Secret Golden Power of Karate

by Al Case

[I:http://coringa.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/AlCase0.jpg]I grew up in the fifties, and this strange thing called Karate was suddenly in the news. Frail women could use it to take down hulking attackers. Even a child could use it to protect himself.

Unfortunately, very few have ever seen the true side of the martial art called Karate. I studied something called Kang Duk Won back in the sixties and seventies, and Kang Duk Won did illustrate the True Martial Art. With Kang Duk Won Korean Karate, which was a forerunner of Tae Kwon Do, the rumors were true, even women and children could use the art to fend off large attackers.

I will tell you the secret of Kang Duk Won in towards the end of this article, but first let me make a point, what I am about to tell you was not true for Shotokan, or kenpo, or Goju Ryu or Shito ryu or any other art. These arts were changed in fact and nature, and so lost the essence of what makes up the True Art. And, to be honest, as time goes by there seems to be no sign of a resurrection of the True Martial Art in these arts.

Shotokan, to name one art, was supremely altered by the robust college students of Japan. It was tailored for machismo and tournament fighting and the singular and limited mentality that bullies and holds only to the truncated truth that there is only art and it is the one I am studying. At one point the students of the time betrayed the art by beating a fellow college student to death for not holding to this terrible principle.

Kenpo is another example of an art that has been reworked into insensibility. Tournaments, protective gear, trophies, and the desire to keep little Johnny entertained so he would keep paying fees are all part of this heresy. And, as time progresses, it seems that other influences are derailing the potential The True Art and robbing people of the real value a study of the martial arts can give.

Mind you, the secret of true art is within such arts as Shotokan and Kenpo, but people study blindly, do not open their eyes, cannot open their eyes that there could be anything besides what they study. All they have to do is learn to do their forms in a relaxed manner. I do not mean limp, like Tai Chi often becomes, but relaxed, empty, and empty in a manner that results in awareness flickering through the frame.

Do the form until it becomes intuitive is a simple, automatic sequence. Relax, and, while holding a slight tautness in the tan tien, which is the energy generator, close only the fist. Make the fist make a snapping sound.

We do forms in this fashion at Monster Martial Arts, and the result is an end to the mental chatter within, and a back and forth surge of intention and golden power. Indeed, we have more awareness in which to assess the threats of the world, more relaxed ability to move the frame, and the surge and whip of golden energy within creates a fist that will drop any attacker. Of course, you can always hold to the idea that there is only your art, and that nobody else in the world can have a thought...you can do that if you wish.

About the Author:

Al Case has studied the martial arts for 4O years. Get a free ebook and see if he really knows what he is talking about at Monster Martial Arts.

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