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The world has changed. The most
vile, perverse,
and inconceivable attack of terrorism on America has taken place, and
it's
effects at this moment are still not known. The true
ramifications
of this action could be considered as inconceivable as the action
itself,
yet hopefully they remain just, and honorable on the side of our
country.
Now is the time however, when capitalization upon this event have taken
their course. Nevertheless, the editorials within this website
will
not fall under the heading of capitalization, for they will take a
different
path. That of respect, and honor for those that have passed from
this world, and aid those who are still with us. Some people
paint,
some people sing, I write. I also train in the art of
Self-Preservation
and Self-Defense, and now, more then ever, both of these "hobbies" can
be put to good use for the good of our nation. I encourage all of
you reading this and the other editorials to do what you can in this
new
environment to help those around you. Not only is it the right
thing
to do, but it may save lives.
Now
let's get
to work.
There is a lot of good to be said for the idea of being prepared or
Fighting
Fit. While training in Kenpo Karate, however, this can take on a
whole new definition. Unlike with other systems of self-defense,
Kenpo takes on the characteristics of the individual, not the necessity
towards the molding of the individual to the art. In other words,
when training in Kenpo, you are free to be what you are. You
don’t
have to be the super athlete with the ability to jump 30 feet in the
air,
do a helicopter kick with a mid-air flip, and land on two fingers in a
handstand. With Kenpo you can be as you are, train diligently,
and
fair extremely well in a self-defense situation.
However, from the standpoint of the individual writing this dialog,
there
is a statement which comes to mind. “You never know when you are
going to need it.” What this means, in regards to being Fighting
Fit, is.. well, take running for instance. There are very few
people
on the planet that like to run, even I don’t and I do it every
day.
And while you may not like it very much, you just never know when
circumstances
will dictate the necessity for running. So beyond the obvious
cardiovascular
benefits of running, it may be a good idea to work on running simply to
keep it in your arsenal.
Now bare in mind, I may be coming from a slightly different direction
as
far as the Fighting Fit concept. Recently I was involved in
something
I like to call the “sweatshop diet.” This is where you do an
extremely
physically demanding job for about 10 hours a day at an extreme pace,
and
end up losing about 20 pounds in a month or so. While this
got me in the greatest shape of my life, it is far from safe nor
something
we recommend and so many levels. Yet, it was the trigger for
writing
this essay. From this experience I have found that raising the
level
of your personal martial arts training can give great benefits to
Fighting
Fitness. Keep in mind, however, safety should be your primary
concern
at all times. Your training will be more then nothing should you
become injured in some fashion will working out.
Some ideas to try in your training to change or raise the level of your
workouts would be to work on things you don’t work on regularly.
One day soon on this section of the E-zine I’m going to publish the
workout
concept we have created so everyone can see where we are coming from
with
this Fighting Fit concept. In it you will find a diverse way of
training
covering as much Kenpo education as I currently have been exposed to,
and
several other physical training methods to aid in this study.
Training
methods such as Yoga, strength training, aerial kicking methods, and
other
physical concepts to aid in my Kenpo training and make my workouts more
productive.
The biggest thing you want to ask yourself when thinking about changing
your workouts or increasing your level of Fighting Fitness is, “What
haven’t
I tried?” I think there is a quote that goes something like “If
you
always do what you have always done, then you will always go where you
have already gone.” This is something you may wish to strongly
consider,
for especially in Kenpo, you must strive to continue forward with your
training. So try new things under safe training principles, for
working
on new things in your training will prepare you for new
experiences.
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