This article will explain some of the mental benefits that makiwara training can have, way beyond toughening up your hands. Read on to find out how to "toughen up" your mind as well.
As you may already know, a makiwara is a forging or striking post that Okinawan karate practitioners used to toughen their fists to feel like a rock when striking an opponent.
For the at-home martial arts practitioner, you can easily create your own makiwara that you will give you incredible punching power. However, the benefits of the makiwara go beyond just the physical. You will also learn to toughen up your mind.
By focusing on the makiwara board, you will develop a laser-like approach to engaging in something for short periods of time. Just like you need to instantly be ready to engage an opponent, you can gain that same "readiness" in other aspects of you life by using makiwara.
Here are 3 ways that you can use a makiwara board to improve your mental focus:
1. Using a makiwara hurts. By sticking with the training and learning to focus the pain outside of your mind, this can be an incredible gift to give yourself that will be useful for all kinds of painful situations.
2. Focusing on the makiwara board. This intense focus, almost to the level of mediation, removes outside distractions and if practiced enough can be used in many facets of your life.
3. By toughening your fists to have the punching power of a freight train you will gain mental confidence, which will help the way you carry yourself in society. The people that look weak are the people that get picked on and if you look like you have confidence, you may never need to use your iron fists.
As you may already know, a makiwara is a forging or striking post that Okinawan karate practitioners used to toughen their fists to feel like a rock when striking an opponent.
For the at-home martial arts practitioner, you can easily create your own makiwara that you will give you incredible punching power. However, the benefits of the makiwara go beyond just the physical. You will also learn to toughen up your mind.By focusing on the makiwara board, you will develop a laser-like approach to engaging in something for short periods of time. Just like you need to instantly be ready to engage an opponent, you can gain that same "readiness" in other aspects of you life by using makiwara.
Here are 3 ways that you can use a makiwara board to improve your mental focus:
1. Using a makiwara hurts. By sticking with the training and learning to focus the pain outside of your mind, this can be an incredible gift to give yourself that will be useful for all kinds of painful situations.
2. Focusing on the makiwara board. This intense focus, almost to the level of mediation, removes outside distractions and if practiced enough can be used in many facets of your life.3. By toughening your fists to have the punching power of a freight train you will gain mental confidence, which will help the way you carry yourself in society. The people that look weak are the people that get picked on and if you look like you have confidence, you may never need to use your iron fists.
Joshua Black is a black belt practitioner of karate and the developer of the Ultiamate Makiwara Creator, a how-to system that shows you how to create your own makiwara in just a few hours for under $26 that can withstand over 10,000 strikes. No more worrying about how you can afford to start makiwara training. Anyone can build it.
Download the system at http://www.UltimateMakiwara.com.
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