Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Two things that won't come in a pill...

Have you ever been locked in a deep thought then suddenly yanked by the arm to participate with a conversation? The distance traveled is usually a billion light years yet to an outsider they caught nothing more than a twitch in the corner of your eye.



I’ve always been fascinated with the way the human mind can turn itself off while running freely in a world it’s created. Like when you sleep—as a child I assumed there was a sound switch stapled to the wall of my thinker…it was difficult to digest why it seemed sound disappeared while leaping around the solar system in bright red and blue Superman costumes. Coming out of a deep sleep means sound has returned.



The top reason why I crave doing an overdose of daily pushups is due to an addiction to what many call a runner’s high. For my first degree black belt test I wanted to show students not only how important but how powerful meditation is by slamming my hands through two bricks while awkwardly doing pushups. For the second degree test I added two more bricks for a back fist and my giant noggin.



Ki energy is essential to my everyday success.



It’s too easy to create walls of protection—mindsets that erase reality and replace it with something we can control. You can’t endure the presence of an unforgettable endorphin rush until you’ve harnessed control of where the energy arrives.



All too often people think filling their lungs up with air while raising the heart rate to 400,000 is a brilliant way to maintain proper mind, body and soul communication. I refuse to argue with that because each of us are different—but where do you go when you’re suddenly yanked by the arm to participate with a project and the vending machine or coffee maker is two moons and an entire planet away?



Knowing where your ki energy is enables you to tap into it like a Montana farmers well waiting to share its water supply.



Four solid rounds of full contact Hap Kito sparring last night during what I hope are the final pages of a miserable bout with bronchitis put nothing in the channels of ease. To face an opponent capable of bringing damage to your tomorrow invites fear, a lack of confidence and an invisible desire to stop before exploring other areas as to why you’ve elected to perform in this class of what an outsider might see as a grown up 4 year old pounding the ba-jee-bus out of someone they barely know. People get kicked out of school for this stuff!



Confidence can and will make or break the bricks that make up the chapters you write. Having too much or too little can destroy you. Showcasing fear tells the competition nothing. They’ve convinced themselves to seek and destroy. Unless you grew up rough housing with brothers, sisters, friends and cousins…the idea of getting tapped on the chin, back of the head or stomach is far worse than having to stand in front of Simon Cowell on American Idol.



Instantly locating your ki energy builds the bridges to the fortress to which you wish to protect. Everybody has that tiny place where poof! You become…them! What most don’t understand is ki energy is like a muscle…it requires a workout.



If you’re convinced that everything touched is going to be a failure, forking out hundreds of dollars for motivational books and seminars is a waste of time and spirit. People attend these legal brain washings to feel good. If you’re biggest wish in life is to up your ability to feeling great…it’s going to require more than confidence.



Darth Vader isn’t conceited. His vision is set and knows what’s required when attaining its full potential. He pulls from the force.



I studied Olympic skater Apollo Ono the other night before he fought hard for his silver medal—he let go of the past and future and created an agreement with the present. Download the video and watch his mind unlock from the fear of quite possibly not becoming the greatest Winter Games player of all time. You can see it in his eyes…like a deep far away dream the sound switch connected to his thinker disconnected him from the world we know and put his hard work, dedication and loyalty into the center of his ki energy.



You can’t purchase ki energy at Wal-Mart. You aren’t going to find it in a chocolate bar with large letters that read: Energy. I don’t care how many cans of Red Bull you can down inside sixty seconds or how many cups of hot java you pour into your veins on a daily basis…everything manmade has the power to completely destroy what comes 100% natural.



So there I was last night…my ego completely attached to a full dose of ki zooming through the system like asteroids searching for wanna-be scientists on planet earth and suddenly without warning…I was yanked from my far, far away place. What in God’s name would be so strong to destroy what just lifted me toward my best night in Tae Kwon Do since the giant H.A?



Nobody practices how to get out of the house.



Say what?



In everything we do to protect our family, home and pets…if someone breaks into your house 99.9% of us wouldn’t know how to escape. We think we know what to do during a fire…but to physically be prepared for a break in, the heart stopping seconds required to keep your head on straight are wasted trying to figure out a plan. Even if you ran toward the garage, because you didn’t practice opening the garage or leaping under the door as it opened could cost you.



When you stop…so does your breathing. When it stops so do your thoughts. When that stops…the attacker keeps going.



If there’s one thing I could change in this world it’s the average persons thoughts on what martial arts is truly all about…as much as we believe in the power of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and how they can beat their way out of a paper bag…the biggest and greatest lesson taught is the art of getting away. Having the confidence and the knowledge to do nothing more than run from danger.



My first martial arts Master told his students everyday, “Why do I want to break the nose of someone I don’t know…they might have aids.” Gulp!



If you want energy locate your ki. If you want family protection at home…figure out an escape plan and practice it over and over again.



Steal this ancient art…



arroecollins@clearchannel.com

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