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Self Defense Part I: Meditation and Manipulation

This section covers how to think and act in a hostile situation. Effective self defense and martial arts instruction begins with training the mind before we even begin to train the body. The martial arts as applied to self defense FIRST concentrate on putting you into the right mind-set - on training and instruction that will enable you to have a cool, clear head in a bad situation. This is the essence of this section. Read on to learn more...

A good Meditation to help build your 'Fighting Spirit'

  Many humans have problems with using violence. A tiger, on the other hand, has no problems at all with using violence if the situation requires it. This meditation will help you shift your mental state into that of a tiger, to allow you to better react to situations with decisive ACTION.

The Tiger Aura Meditation:

  This mediation will help build up your fighting spirit - called in Japanese, Tou-kon.

  Begin this meditation by sitting comfortably cross-legged, or in a chair. Close your eyes and breathe very deeply. Breathe this way for around a minute.

  Keep your eyes closed throughout the meditation.

  Now, with your eyes still closed, let your breathing become even deeper. Imagine yourself walking down a flight of stairs. There are nine stairs. As you step down each stair, you should count backwards from 9 to 1. After the last stair, there is nothing, absolutely nothing - just black, empty space.

  You step off the last stair as you count 1 - you step into nothingness, into empty space, into chaos. Now imagine the 'human' skin you wear beginning to peel away to reveal the savage tiger underneath. Imagine your arms and legs growing, bulging with the great muscles of a cat - imagine claws forming on your hands and feet - imagine your face changing, the great fangs forming, the sensitive nose, the slit eyes, the pointed ears.

  A cat sees the world not in color but in grays. In your mind, look out at a grey world. See people, not as people, but as prey. Imagine yourself, a great tiger, rearing up on two legs and fighting puny humans. See yourself fell them with mighty blows of your great paws. See yourself fighting them AS a tiger, effortlessly, with all it's great power.

  After some time, open your eyes. But for as long as you can keep it up after the meditation, pretend that you are a tiger in human form.

  Do this meditation daily, and in time you will see yourself not as a human but as a tiger; and will take on the beast's aura of strength and power.

Manipulating the mind of your enemy..

  Just as your enemy projects his willingness (or unwillingness) to attack, you should also learn to project emotions that will MISDIRECT your enemy. Stand in front of your mirror and project fear, happiness, gladness, anger, lust - all without really feeling any of those things.

  Sometimes an enemy will be caught off-guard by a victim pleading with him, 'projecting' helplessness, then suddenly attacking with lethal strikes.

  Another time, a man intent on rape might be caught off-guard by a victim sensually kissing him, then striking him hard in the throat or groin.

  Learn to project emotion 'genuinely' and you'll that it is a useful weapon to catch an enemy off-guard.

"And you might also find that getting your enemy to lower his guard is just as useful in combat as ANY weapon."