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February 14, 2021,
Creating a world that is filled with industries broiled in one economic arms race after another is simply a sign of our times.
New technologies continue to proliferate the dynamic.
Even the touchy feely world of yoga, meditation and fitness is always looking for a better way to an enhanced mind and body. Given the myriads of disciplines that are available, you would think that we discovered and have seen it all, but we haven’t.
Budokon has join the mind and body track meet, espousing the latest and greatest with arms gently spread out wide.
You can take your time, in fact you’re supposed to.
No need to race here. Please keep your arms up for now.
As reported by Reuters, “Budokon, a workout program developed in 21st century America, blends the ancient mind-body practices of yoga and martial arts into a program that aims to reward followers with conditioning, mindful meditation and progressively colored karate-type belts.”
Budokon is an effective blend of yoga, martial arts and meditation.
Although mainly practiced and taught in the United States, Budokon is spreading to Turkey, Denmark and Sweden, London, Germany, Korea and Japan.
It has been suggested that the actress Jennifer Aniston is passionate about it which has contributed to her gorgeous appearance at 50.
Gleefully shared by The South China Morning Post, “This yoga and martial arts medley was what American actress Jennifer Aniston turned to during the painful demise of her marriage to actor Brad Pitt. And who better to train her than the founder of Budokon himself, Cameron Shayne, who understood just what Aniston needed to stay in shape – physically and mentally.”
Mr. Shayne and his wife Melayne are running a school that is garnering attention in high places.
At budokon.com they smile, “The Budokon University of Mixed Movement Arts is a professional-level educational institute committed to the advancement of mind and movement arts and sciences. We offer instructor certification courses and training programs for both professional teachers and inspired practitioners in the fields of athletic Conditioning (Mobility, Yoga, Quadrupedal Crawling Patterns, Free Form Movement, & Calisthenics), Combat (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, & Kick Boxing) and Cognitive Studies (Emotion, Intelligence, Nutrition, Relationships, Environment). Budokon University was founded in 2001 by Cameron Shayne.”
That seems to cover quite a bit. They have a lot to offer.
Melayne Shayne offers a lot on her resume. Here it is:
“Melayne Shayne is a Budokon Mixed Movement Athlete and founder of the Warrior Women Tribe. She is the VP of the Mixed Movement Arts System Budokon and Director of the Budokon Yoga Program and Teacher Training.
For Melayne, moving is more than creating forms and shapes with the body: it is a lifelong commitment to self reflection and personal development.
Before finding a fully-authentic expression through the empowering practice of martial arts in Budokon, Melayne sought to practice and learn from teachers around the globe within various lineages and styles as Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow, and ballet.
Melayne’s love for practicing and sharing mixed-movement and living her philosophy is reflected in her grounded teaching style, commitment to her Budokon black belt and most notably, in the passion she has for bringing women together through her Warrior Women events and global network. Always a student before a teacher, she seeks to be inspired and inspire others; challenge herself and challenge others.
Melayne’s Warrior Women events create and hold a space of empowerment, accountability and leadership for women who are on this journey as well. Her events, workshops and retreats create a unique opportunity for women to discover themselves and hold space for real, honest, yet connected and co-creative growth.”
We are filled. We are impressed.
Is Budokon for you? Is this discipline something you should explore for better health?
We have a visiting writer who seems to think so. Please read and learn.
Certified Rolfing & Budokon Yoga Science
At a point in history that is saturated with self help books, get rich gimmicks, and exercise infomercials, it is no wonder that Budokon yoga purposed to emerge in our culture. Budokon yoga is philosophy, science, and art for the spirit, body, and soul. Its literal Japanese translation is ” way of the spirit warrior’ and it represents a conscious decision to no longer chose “more of the same”. It is said, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few”. The merging of yogic and martial movements combined with limbic re-integration techniques enables the human species to engage in health and wellness not known since the human movement potential era. It far exceeds the sum total of components needed for fitness and enables the whole person to awaken to a new potential organically. It has been heralded as “the most intelligent practice on the planet”; it is indeed a functional revolution.
So much time and energy is exhausted plotting how to look, feel, and get better. The emphasis is on the quantity and not the quality, on doing something instead of being something, as if there is a boundary separating the thought, the word, and the action. “How much can I shove into my day because I am busy getting somewhere”, is how most of us live our lives, and it is said that, “the way we do anything is the way we do everything.” The structural and functional differential states that quanta filters into sensation, then e-motion, into belief, and finally into expression, in other words our perception of “other” or our circumstances predicate our movement. When the pressure starts to mount in life or on the mat how do we keep the drama or the functional differential at bay? What if there was a way to approach all of our personal ideals as if they were already available in the form of latent potential waiting to be unearthed? Budokon is a system of somatic awareness that presents itself in the yogic, martial, and living arts with a premise of self-accountability, patience, and mastery by practicing just to practice. Weight loss, tone body, clear mind, better coordination, increased strength are not goals of Budokon, they are benefits. The nervous system that governs the functional differential does not normally change quickly but progressively by diligent, attentive practice it changes slowly and subtlety. Practice just to practice. It encompasses the components of nutrition, fitness, health and wellness desired by our culture and ultimately navigates each person to a more authentic expression, a functional evolution.
The movement science of this practice is purposed to cultivate bio-mechanic potentials that are consistent with structural and functional ideals. What distinguishes Budokon yoga movement from all other yogic or martial systems is its recognition and subsequent utilization of the spinal engine. The spinal engine theory suggests that all biomechanical movement, walking, running, yoga, etc… originates in the small muscles of the spine that initiate movement. The origin and insertion of these tissues initiate and accommodate movement in the sagital, frontal, and transverse planes, thus when the activation for movement begins it expresses from the spine, through the core, into the appendicular. Since we are designed to live in a dynamic, fluid filled body it makes perfect sense that a practice cultivate uninhibited movement in all three planes with flexion-extension, side bend, and rotation. Movement in life is the sum total of all three primary planes and associated movements in these planes operating synergistically, so our practice is more fruitful if it acknowledges these potentials. Budokon also provides a dynamic approach to medial/internal and lateral/external rotation of the pelvic and shoulder girdles, with core activation enabling the spinal engine to transmission into full expression extending in to an open or closed kinetic chain. The kinetic chain is an energetic potential that transmissions from the spine, core, or Mu into the appendicular or limbs of the body. If a limb is grounded the chain is closed, sending system wide signals of stabilization and containment and if a limb is not grounded but extended with direction into infinity it is open. The nervous system is designed to operate in terms of survival and predictability and activation can be voluntary or involuntary. The limbic brain is where the body houses these maps of movement predictability for survival and as we discussed earlier its change is slow and subtle or sub-cortical. These changes happen when they are discovered not discussed so it seems that when one allows the opportunity to play with movement as an exploration into something new and unfamiliar as apposed to analyzing and repeating something taught, that spontaneous change can happen. Limbic re-integration is a vital component to Budokon yoga that enables each individual to play and explore bio-mechanic potentials buried under the yoke of cultural and social stigmas. Gorilla, kimodo dragon, bull frog, panther, lion, crocodile, spinning monkey, and many others can provide a gateway to a new movement potential by offering the opportunity to play with homologous, homo-lateral, and contra-lateral movements.
Philosophy plus science equals art. The artistic value of Budokon yoga emerges through movements like rolling wave, floating frog, dancing dog, flying warrior and dancing lion. Budokon is a yogic and martial system teaching basic movements that can augment into a more advanced expression by making movement fun, exploratory, and efficient. The merging of the yogic and martial movements into a practice is a way for complete new comers to engage in learning and exploring basic stand up and ground budo with out the threat of failure. Art is adaptation and although there is form that is essential to efficiency of movement, it is the exploration of innovating the form that creates the fertile ground for artistic value. Budokon yoga instructors are specific to teaching form while allowing the opportunity to play, explore, and innovate. When movement is sloppy and unrefined it is not innovation it is laziness, it is the predictable pattern of movement that is no longer desired and Budokon yoga will not enable more of the same. It will provide the framework for a new potential and allow each individual to create a different and more satisfying option.
There is so much more that can be written in an attempt to discuss Budokon yoga and its life altering benefits, but again true change can not be discussed it has to be experienced. To list and identify all of the components of Budokon and the practice would create a lengthy article and it is not the focus of this article to overwhelm the reader with everything but just enough of the philosophy, science and art so that an individual can make an informed decision to no longer chose more of the same.
Budokon yoga and the Certified Rolfing Ten Series have the ability to reduce pain and release tension in the connective and myofascial tissue of the body associated with TMJ, CTS, RLS, Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, Fascitis, Bunions, Scoliosis, and Cerebral Palsy. Fascial asymmetries can cause foot, leg, knee, hip, back, shoulder, neck, arm, hand, and head pain; integration therapy is necessary. Orthopedic, Chiropractic, Physical, and Massage Therapist recognize Rolfing and Rolf Movement as premium pain management utilizing Structural, Functional, and Postural Integration. Before and after photo’s of some of my clients proven results available only on my website.
John Barton, Certified Rolfer & Rolfing Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas
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