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Silat Tip 34: TENAGA DALAM / YOGIC TRAINING
Posture training for developing structural integrity, alignment, and
understanding on a deeper level.
Pick a posture in Silat. It can be any posture from either standing
position or a sumatran posture on the ground. The idea is that its
asif you FROZE a frame of time on a film or pressed pause on your
DVDplayer. Take for example the posture of the standing Garuda or
theposture of upward elbow in juru 5 from Sera or a ground posture
such as Kucing cat closed or open (if you are not sure what that is
youwill just need to come to a class : ) ).
Keep the tongue against the roof of your mouth. Get into the postureas
if it was a YOGA ASANA. Hold it with the body relaxed completely. As
you hold the posture breath deeply using your belly breathing or what
Dr. Morris would call the "Buddha's Breath" (Inhale down to yourlower
abdomen and fill it with chi or breath. Gently push down on your
genitals as if you had to pee and then pull up on your sphincter
muscles and Glutes and wrap the belly towards the spine and tighten
the abs a bit. Then exhale and squeeze belly towards your spine.
Imagine as if your navel area could touch your spine (this produces
anice massage for your internal organs).
This breath is done gently. DO NOT FORCE IT! Relax into it and stay
relaxed. Keep the inner smile going as you practice your posture. So
breath in for a count of 7 hold for 7 in lower belly as you tighten
abs and move navel towards spine and then exhale for a count to seven
(Indonesian Yogictriangle breathing). Mak e sure that as you hold the
posture and breath you keep the spine suspended and straight.
So take the pose hold it firmly but relaxed and perform deep breathing
as you hold the posture. Set a timer for 5 min AND DO NOT MOVE FOR
5MIN! If you get good next time you set timer and hold it for 10 min.
Just relax empty the mind and just focus on your body, your spine,
your lower Dan tien and the breath or any one of those things.
Iusually just keep my mind centered on my dan tien. If its the
VerticalElbow from juru 5 then make sure you are in a LOW stance so
you buildleg power. If you are in a ground posture make sure you still
suspendthe spine.
Believe me this is a BRUTAL but effective work out to develop tendon
strength, INNER POWER (TENAGA DALAM), focus, awareness, energy.
(Sometimes you may even arouse your Kundalini this way. You may find
that parts of the body might tremble or you may find that energy moves
through the body vigorously. If that occurs just relax. When I used to
do a lot of Hatha yoga the real yoga was to hold a pose for a long
time until your body would almost give out. This builds real power.
Trust me but do not take my word do it once and see for yourself.
Youcan apply this to any pose (Yoga, Silat, or just standing like in
ChiKung, or a handstand or a push up plank or any pilates pose
willwork). You can also try to just stand on one leg and hold the
postureas you hold your hands in an elbow or center line cover or
guardian hand or fist etc. Try to do one Posture a day.
You will be surprised what happens when you go back to your Silat
andyou find yourself in that posture the amount of power and energy
youcan unleash.
I remember training with Guru Harold Koning in is garage doing Mustika
Kweetang Silat and he would have us hold an imaginary ball in our
hands and Squat in a low squat so that the legs where in 90 degree sit
but ass off of the ground. You would have to hold that till the legs
and body would tremble and you where SOAKED in sweat. I remember
thinking to myself that it was torture but let me tell you from that
experience I gained very explosive legs, knees, and the ability to in
a blink of an eye squat or jump up. Guru Harold is in his 70's and he
can move like an APE and has GORILLA strength! One of my students
trains with Guru Harold still to this day and he is in his 50's and
also has the ability to squat and jump and move like a cat when need
be.
The ancients never separated the internal trainingfrom the combat.
Things like Yoga and Chi kung or Tenaga Dalam were very much part of
what they did along side of their combative training. Warriors of old
had to walk many miles to get to the battlefield with gear, swords,
shields etc. The conditioning of the old timers was a lot different
than today. I know that in tibet the warrior lamas would train lifting
heavy boulders much like how akettle bell is used today but with yogic
breathing and postures and structural alignment.
Anyhow just see for yourself start holding a POSTURE every day for at
least 5 min. and work deep breathing. Any posture will do.
Real strength comes from relaxation and breathing and the right mind
intent!
Enjoy and TRAIN as much as you can whenever you can.
Peace,
Guru Santiago Dobles
www.DoblesInstitute.com
http://smashanpress.com/guru_secrets.html
Silat Tip 34: TENAGA DALAM / YOGIC TRAINING
Posture training for developing structural integrity, alignment, and
understanding on a deeper level.
Pick a posture in Silat. It can be any posture from either standing
position or a sumatran posture on the ground. The idea is that its
asif you FROZE a frame of time on a film or pressed pause on your
DVDplayer. Take for example the posture of the standing Garuda or
theposture of upward elbow in juru 5 from Sera or a ground posture
such as Kucing cat closed or open (if you are not sure what that is
youwill just need to come to a class : ) ).
Keep the tongue against the roof of your mouth. Get into the postureas
if it was a YOGA ASANA. Hold it with the body relaxed completely. As
you hold the posture breath deeply using your belly breathing or what
Dr. Morris would call the "Buddha's Breath" (Inhale down to yourlower
abdomen and fill it with chi or breath. Gently push down on your
genitals as if you had to pee and then pull up on your sphincter
muscles and Glutes and wrap the belly towards the spine and tighten
the abs a bit. Then exhale and squeeze belly towards your spine.
Imagine as if your navel area could touch your spine (this produces
anice massage for your internal organs).
This breath is done gently. DO NOT FORCE IT! Relax into it and stay
relaxed. Keep the inner smile going as you practice your posture. So
breath in for a count of 7 hold for 7 in lower belly as you tighten
abs and move navel towards spine and then exhale for a count to seven
(Indonesian Yogictriangle breathing). Mak e sure that as you hold the
posture and breath you keep the spine suspended and straight.
So take the pose hold it firmly but relaxed and perform deep breathing
as you hold the posture. Set a timer for 5 min AND DO NOT MOVE FOR
5MIN! If you get good next time you set timer and hold it for 10 min.
Just relax empty the mind and just focus on your body, your spine,
your lower Dan tien and the breath or any one of those things.
Iusually just keep my mind centered on my dan tien. If its the
VerticalElbow from juru 5 then make sure you are in a LOW stance so
you buildleg power. If you are in a ground posture make sure you still
suspendthe spine.
Believe me this is a BRUTAL but effective work out to develop tendon
strength, INNER POWER (TENAGA DALAM), focus, awareness, energy.
(Sometimes you may even arouse your Kundalini this way. You may find
that parts of the body might tremble or you may find that energy moves
through the body vigorously. If that occurs just relax. When I used to
do a lot of Hatha yoga the real yoga was to hold a pose for a long
time until your body would almost give out. This builds real power.
Trust me but do not take my word do it once and see for yourself.
Youcan apply this to any pose (Yoga, Silat, or just standing like in
ChiKung, or a handstand or a push up plank or any pilates pose
willwork). You can also try to just stand on one leg and hold the
postureas you hold your hands in an elbow or center line cover or
guardian hand or fist etc. Try to do one Posture a day.
You will be surprised what happens when you go back to your Silat
andyou find yourself in that posture the amount of power and energy
youcan unleash.
I remember training with Guru Harold Koning in is garage doing Mustika
Kweetang Silat and he would have us hold an imaginary ball in our
hands and Squat in a low squat so that the legs where in 90 degree sit
but ass off of the ground. You would have to hold that till the legs
and body would tremble and you where SOAKED in sweat. I remember
thinking to myself that it was torture but let me tell you from that
experience I gained very explosive legs, knees, and the ability to in
a blink of an eye squat or jump up. Guru Harold is in his 70's and he
can move like an APE and has GORILLA strength! One of my students
trains with Guru Harold still to this day and he is in his 50's and
also has the ability to squat and jump and move like a cat when need
be.
The ancients never separated the internal trainingfrom the combat.
Things like Yoga and Chi kung or Tenaga Dalam were very much part of
what they did along side of their combative training. Warriors of old
had to walk many miles to get to the battlefield with gear, swords,
shields etc. The conditioning of the old timers was a lot different
than today. I know that in tibet the warrior lamas would train lifting
heavy boulders much like how akettle bell is used today but with yogic
breathing and postures and structural alignment.
Anyhow just see for yourself start holding a POSTURE every day for at
least 5 min. and work deep breathing. Any posture will do.
Real strength comes from relaxation and breathing and the right mind
intent!
Enjoy and TRAIN as much as you can whenever you can.
Peace,
Guru Santiago Dobles
www.DoblesInstitute.com
http://smashanpress.com/guru_secrets.html
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