Forcing Yourself to Find The True Art!

The most you’ll see of Horse Meditation in today’s martial arts schools are a minute of punishment. The true value of the exercise is used as punishment, passed by, or just not done. How long would little Johnny’s parents foot the bills, after all, if he came home all tired and sore and complained that the instructor was hurting him?

To do Horse Meditation in the way that brings enlightenment, one must be willing to go through pain. We all know that pain tells a person something dangerous is happening, it is a warning system that is telling a person to stop what they are doing. But, and I am not simply selling masochism here, horse Meditation can be truly enlightening if you are willing to understand the pain.

Bend the knees and spread the legs, squat until your thighs are almost parallel with the ground. Extend one arm to the side with the hand in a whip, or chicken beak, and raise the other arm in a high block. Turn your head and focus on the chicken beak, concentrate on breathing deeply to below your navel.

Before a minute has passed your legs will be trembling, your face will be white, and you will be sure sure that you are going to die and not go to heaven. The pain in your legs will become excruciating, and you will know, sure as OJ loved his wife, that your legs are going to be permanently disfigured. Finally, you whine, gasp, break stance, and look at the clock, 120 seconds.

What you did wrong was listen to the pain. Pain is a warning device, yes, but it can be overridden easily by a firm and determined will. If you can override the pain you will find The True Art.

Are you really going to die? The answer is a big negative. Thus, you must prove that it is you in charge of your body, and not the other way around, you must overcome the warning pain.

So you take a stance and say no when the pain starts to build. You say no, you change your mind, and you stay there, and within a few minutes you will find that the pain absolutely and totally disappears. And you will break through into The True Art…and I tell you, it is not what is taught in today’s entertainment, fantasy inducing, celluloid based dojos, it is something that you never dreamt of and which will change you for all of your days.