A common conception towards the martial arts is that they are a rite of passage. Rite of passage is part of the social layering amongst societies. But, modern society doesn't really need rite of passage in the martial arts, rather, it needs a logical approach to make the martial arts easier to learn and more effective.
This, of course, means that the bully boy attitude of many instructors is going to have to go out the door. The idea that you have to be a man to do something needs to be put aside. Really, to grow up in this society means that the ability to think takes precedence over the use of muscles.
There are three stages in this thinking process, and, unfortunately one of them is unknown. The three stages are CBM, which means Coordinated Body Motion, matrixing, and mushin no shin, which I shall explain. Of the three, nobody even knows that matrixing exists.
CBM is the concept of using the body as one unit. This means that all parts of the body must be used at the same time, starting motion at the same time, and stopping motion at the same time. Mystical in the past, one need merely evaluate the range of motion and the mass of the body part and so on of the various body parts and go about integrating them through analysis of simple motions inherent in the martial arts.
Matrixing is the analysis and handling of force and direction. Matrixing is done on a simple graph, and it reveals all the things that one doesn't know. Hidden techniques and mysterious moves are all things of the past once one starts to Matrix his martial art.
Mushin no shin is Japanese for Mind of No Mind. I have also referred to it as Time of no Time, and it means that the person has managed to ignore all the chaos and static of the human mind and begun analyzing reality as it is, and in the here and now. Interestingly, in spite of the fact that Matrixing has been unknown, a rare few people have managed to achieve Mushin No Shin, but they have been unable to pass it on, for there has been no logic or science to perpetuate it as a logical method.
Matrixing is incredible important, as it stands as a way for the human being to overcome a mind that isn't fully functioning and perceive, and have doings with, reality as it truly is. Once fully matrixed, a person will have no more illusions about what is actually happening in life. And, this means that you don't have to use a rite of passage to beat somebody up to get him to learn something that, the faulty mind put aside, would be obvious.
Interestingly, I came across the graphing method of matrixing by making long lists of martial arts techniques, and searching for the most efficient method for crossing the lists and discovering all the tricks of the martial arts. What I didn't know was that I was going to uncover all the potentials of motion that I did not know existed. Well, at this point you know ten times what I did before I began my study of matrixing, so give it a try, and let me know how it works. - 30300
This, of course, means that the bully boy attitude of many instructors is going to have to go out the door. The idea that you have to be a man to do something needs to be put aside. Really, to grow up in this society means that the ability to think takes precedence over the use of muscles.
There are three stages in this thinking process, and, unfortunately one of them is unknown. The three stages are CBM, which means Coordinated Body Motion, matrixing, and mushin no shin, which I shall explain. Of the three, nobody even knows that matrixing exists.
CBM is the concept of using the body as one unit. This means that all parts of the body must be used at the same time, starting motion at the same time, and stopping motion at the same time. Mystical in the past, one need merely evaluate the range of motion and the mass of the body part and so on of the various body parts and go about integrating them through analysis of simple motions inherent in the martial arts.
Matrixing is the analysis and handling of force and direction. Matrixing is done on a simple graph, and it reveals all the things that one doesn't know. Hidden techniques and mysterious moves are all things of the past once one starts to Matrix his martial art.
Mushin no shin is Japanese for Mind of No Mind. I have also referred to it as Time of no Time, and it means that the person has managed to ignore all the chaos and static of the human mind and begun analyzing reality as it is, and in the here and now. Interestingly, in spite of the fact that Matrixing has been unknown, a rare few people have managed to achieve Mushin No Shin, but they have been unable to pass it on, for there has been no logic or science to perpetuate it as a logical method.
Matrixing is incredible important, as it stands as a way for the human being to overcome a mind that isn't fully functioning and perceive, and have doings with, reality as it truly is. Once fully matrixed, a person will have no more illusions about what is actually happening in life. And, this means that you don't have to use a rite of passage to beat somebody up to get him to learn something that, the faulty mind put aside, would be obvious.
Interestingly, I came across the graphing method of matrixing by making long lists of martial arts techniques, and searching for the most efficient method for crossing the lists and discovering all the tricks of the martial arts. What I didn't know was that I was going to uncover all the potentials of motion that I did not know existed. Well, at this point you know ten times what I did before I began my study of matrixing, so give it a try, and let me know how it works. - 30300
About the Author:
Al Case has analyzed the martial arts for 4O+ years. He has written dozens of articles and had his own column in Inside Kung Fu. You can learn more about his Matrixing Method in a free ebook available at Monster Monster Martial Arts.
