| Sooner or later we all leave this earth.
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| | a program that would lead to a healthy
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| A part breaks down, a disease creeps in,
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| | golfing body. This program is Martial
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| an unfortunate accident happens. Many of
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| | Golf.
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| those bad things that happen are totally
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| | Why golf? There is something about
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| out of our control, yet the truth is,
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| | hitting a golf ball and watching it fly
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| the choices we make in our lives have a
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| | that instantly fulfills some deep-seated
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| huge influence on the odds of them
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| | human need to create success from
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| happening.
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| | individual effort. Most of us are not
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| Expecting our body to take care of us
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| | athletically gifted and a golf swing can
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| while living a destructive life style
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| | be difficult to learn. However, golf
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| gets the same bad result as hitting
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| | offers a way for each of us to experience
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| range balls for hours thinking our golf
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| | our own personal level of excellence and
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| game will improve. The key to getting a
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| | growth in a sport without the need to
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| good result, in both cases, requires a
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| | compare or compete should we so choose.
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| fundamental change from an expectation
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| | You can start with one club and create a
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| process to actively living in
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| | lifetime of healthy fun.
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| conscious awareness.
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| | Why martial arts? First and foremost,
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| Making real changes scares a lot of
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| | martial art training methods have been
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| people yet it is the only way to produce
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| | developed over thousands of years and are
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| different results. The tendency is to
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| | proven to be extremely effective in
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| think we are the way we are because of
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| | developing a strong, flexible, energized
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| things that have happened to us, and that
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| | body. We are very lucky to have this
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| is just the way it is. What it comes down
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| | information available to us and I humbly
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| to is exactly what our new age sages have
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| | bow to those dedicated individuals who
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| been preaching for years: Consciously
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| | have made it so. If you take away the
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| choose the result you desire and commit
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| | martial application of the training, what
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| to it. Know that it does not have to
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| | you are left with is by far the best
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| look a certain way and open your mind to
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| | method for creating a mind-body
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| living in a new reality.
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| | connection and focus that will greatly
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| In the matter of your health and
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| | improve your odds of success in any
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| longevity, one of the greatest obstacles
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| | endeavor you choose. I would recommend
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| we seem to have is finding the carrot to
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| | Tai Chi as your introductory martial art.
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| dangle in front of us that will keep us
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| | With continued practice, you will own a
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| motivated and committed. The ideal carrot
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| | body that feels good to live in and you
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| should be based on time tested methods
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| | will learn, as I did, that paying green
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| and have a built in way to measure
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| | fees is much better than paying doctor
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| progress. It should be challenging,
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| | bills.
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| invigorating, and enjoyable. And most of
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| | So what is Martial Golf? I would define
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| all, it needs to be of benefit to the
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| | it as follows: First, it is a dynamic,
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| mind and body so we can feel the changes
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| | focused golf swing created with martial
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| and grow as individuals. What I
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| | art power; Second, it is an attitude of
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| discovered that met all these
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| | continuous improvement in mind, body, and
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| requirements was combining internal
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| | spirit measured by a golf swing; Third,
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| martial art training with the golf swing
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| | it is the game of golf elevated to a way
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| in such a way that even someone with no
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| | of life reflecting the pure spirit of the
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| experience in either, could safely begin
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| | martial arts.
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