RE: Kuk Sool Won 3hr Training: 7 Days Of Positivity challenge - Day 1
What an awesome experience for you to share with us.
I love attending master classes and camps because there’s an extra few layers of group focus, as well as change in teaching style from what you’re used to, and a condensation of focus that accelerates learning.
When I’m training in Hapkido it’s in 2 different schools with 2 different masters who have very different talents and teaching styles which gives me a broader scope to learn from.
And yay! I’m happy that my advice helped you. Kiaps (or Kiai’s) are pivotal in focussing attention, both as individuals and as a group.
When I was a black belt in karate and also training in aikido, I received a deeper level of understanding of the kiai (kiap).
Ai-ki means harmony (using) universal energy.
Ki-ai is like the disruption of harmony (using) universal energy. (This is the same in Korean)
It is the sudden sonic and energetic disruptor that temporarily disarms an opponent.
But as I mentioned the other day, it’s far more than that. The plosive sound charges the ki energy from your kaiki tanden (center) out through every cell of your being and beyond. It makes your energy field (aura) fill the space that you’re in, making you larger than life.
That dispels fear and nerves and transforms it into kinetic energy.
The louder it is done the better the result.
I’m so stoked that you did it! That’s friggin awesome!
Great post to read and thanks for the nice mention.
Blessings and good vibes to you!
You have taught me something more once again. We have not worked on the all the aspects of it. We were shown doing some breathing techniques to disperse the energy in our body to where we need it and then releasing the kiap.
What you wrote here is more than I imagined and will keep me digging for more information and keep me going into these practices. I will go as far as I can with Kuk Sool and then learn another form of martial arts. One that has intrigued me is Hapkido (even though there is some in Kuk Sool, I would like to know more) and Muay Thai. Not sure I could ever get to learning Muay Thai but it is a plan. Keeping in mind that I am in my 30's lol.
Thank you for reading and your encouragement. I will always give credit where credit is due ^_^ Thank you for your help ;)