Category Archives for BMA Talk Highlights
How to Practice in the Martial Arts – Passion, Purpose & Measuring True Progress
A must see talk for students of the martial arts. In this week’s lecture Shifu Ahles discusses how to practice and how to apply the lessons of martial arts in our everyday lives. Having passion with purpose while maintaining a passive attitude may sound contradictory at first but after you listen to this lecture you will come away with a clearer sense of how to measure your progress. It just might not be in the way you think!
Continue readingHow To Practice: The 5 P’s in Martial Arts & Life
In this week’s talk you’ll learn about 5 important P’s: Place, Push, Presence, Patience & Perseverance in the martial arts and in life. This is one of those lectures given by Shifu Raymond Ahles that makes you think and helps you to formulate a plan and cultivate a certain attitude towards your practice. As always, Shifu Ahles skillfuly draws parallels between the practice and your everyday life adding depth and dimension to this already interesting and inspirational talk.
Continue readingDoes Magic or Misery Find You? How to Put Meaning & Mastery into Your Life
How often as adults are we missing out on the many magical moments life has to offer? How often do we let misery find us? In this talk dubbed the “4 M’s”, presented by Shifu Raymond Ahles, he brings us back to what is important in our lives. He discusses how to avoid things like depression by getting in touch with the meaning behind what we do and how mastery can help us maintain the magic from day to day in our lives. Watching this talk might be just what you need to get things back on track.
Continue readingRevealing the Deeper Meaning Behind Chinese Characters
In this very interesting lesson on the deeper meaning and importance of Chinese characters for “Martial” or “Military” and “Chi”, Shifu Raymond Ahles breaks the symbols apart to reveal the root of the words and then explains the connection between the Martial Arts, The Martial Way and how the symbol Chi (Qi) can be broken down into two words that help us apply the practice in our everday lives. In this talk he also touches upon the main principles of the Chinese Martial Arts practice: Yin & Yang, 5 Elements, and the I Ching.
Continue readingQ & A: Fear vs Intuition, How to Recognize when No Choice but to Fight
This Q&A with Shifu Raymond Ahles covers a variety of topics such as how to tell the difference between feeling fear and listening to your intuition that may save your life. Find out why fighting is the lowest level of response when not done in self defense. Is hyper awareness something that shoudl be trained or simply awareness? Find out for yourself when you watch this intriguing talk.
Continue readingQ & A: Why Choose Ba Gua? Meditation Struggles, Meditate for Wellness
In this Q&A Sessiion with Shifu Ahles he discusses his Ba Gua beginnings and answers questions about how to overcome difficulty with meditating when the mind is very busy, what the difference is between watching the breath as a focal point vs. the point between the eyebrows. One student asks if all illness be cured with meditation? Watch the video to see how Shifu Ahles addresses this interesting question.
Continue reading