Saturday, 16 July 2016
Sunday, 10 July 2016
Definitions.
Definitions.
Self Defence, Martial
Arts, Hapkido
Self-defence
The use of
reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm
from the attack of an aggressor, if the defender has reason to believe
he/she/they is/are in danger. The force used in self-defence may be sufficient
for protection from apparent harm (not just an empty verbal threat) or to halt
any danger from attack, but cannot be an excuse to continue the attack or use
excessive force. Reasonable force can also be used to protect property from
theft or destruction.
Martial Arts
The term
martial arts refers to all of the various systems of training for combat. These
different systems or styles are all designed for one purpose: physically
defeating opponents and defending against threats.
Hapkido
Hapkido is a
traditional Korean martial art which focuses on defence rather than offense,
and is designed to neutralize an opponent through a range of techniques. The
techniques in Hapkido are not designed for sport or fun, they are designed to
damage, cripple or kill. Hapkido can be a vicious fighting form emphasising
bone jarring throws, deadly strikes and violent joint locks.
Hapkido is a
discipline which is also designed to clarify and calm the spirit, and those who
practice Hapkido are also attempting to develop themselves as individuals
Hapkido, in
Korean, means the way, or do, of ki, which refers to life energy, and harmony,
or hap. It is designed to be a martial art which harmonizes body energy while
maintaining a state of non-aggression, and can be practiced by men and women of
all ranges of size and strength. Hapkido is about calculated moves rather than
brute force.
Sunday, 5 June 2016
Mind over Matter
by Aaron Henry
Our minds are perhaps more important than our physical strength or conditioning when it comes to realising the fullest potential of our power.
The Hapkido student looks to co-ordinate as much of his or her power as possible when delivering techniques. However long before any of our muscles were put into action to develop our Hapkido skills, all of us somewhere along the line, made the choice to undertake this effort.
Without that force of will, without our power of the will, our physical power would remain unused. The simple act of choosing is an example of will-power in action. And there is much more mind-power that is available to us.
Popular examples of the ‘mind over matter’ phenomenon are visualization, for athletes, meditation and having a positive outlook, all these examples employ our mind towards achieving an actual effect in what we are intending to do.
However just how much a certain way of thinking can go to achieve physical results can be seen in research relating to ‘the placebo effect’.
The placebo effect is a positive physical outcome caused by a drug, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the drug itself because the drug which was given to the patient was inert, fake and is usually just a sugar pill.
The positive result must therefore be due to the person’s belief that the drug will work for them.
Placebo treatments have been seen to stimulate real physiological responses, from changes in heart rate and blood pressure to chemical activity in the brain, in cases involving pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and even some symptoms of Parkinson’s.
In a 2013 article from Harvard Magazine it was reported that two weeks into a clinical drug trial, nearly a third of 270 subjects complained of awful side effects.
All the patients had joined the study hoping to alleviate severe arm pain: carpal tunnel, tendinitis, chronic pain in the elbow, shoulder and wrist.
Half the patients received pain-reducing pills; the others were offered acupuncture treatments.
In both cases, people began to call in, saying they couldn’t get out of bed. The pills were making them sluggish, the needles caused swelling and redness; some patients’ pain ballooned to nightmarish levels.
The side effects were simply amazing but even more astounding was that the pills which had been given to the patients were actually made of corn-starch. The “acupuncture” needles were retractable shams that never pierced the skin
However the side effects were exactly what patients had been warned their treatment might produce.
There are good reasons why Hapkido students train mind AND body to the best of our ability.
Monday, 25 April 2016
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)