Social Anxiety Support

fma · 10-27-2009, 04:40 PM

Mental training
Aikido training is mental as well as physical, emphasizing the ability to relax the mind and body even under the stress of dangerous situations.[42] This is necessary to enable the practitioner to perform the bold enter-and-blend movements that underlie aikido techniques, wherein an attack is met with confidence and directness.[22] Morihei Ueshiba once remarked that one "must be willing to receive 99% of an opponent's attack and stare death in the face" in order to execute techniques without hesitation.[6] As a martial art concerned not only with fighting proficiency but also with the betterment of daily life, this mental aspect is of key importance to aikido practitioners.[43]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido#Mental_training

Tomorrow I'll drop in a dojo to watch an aikido class, if I like it... I'll join it.

What do you thing about martial arts as working out to overcome anxiety?

Cheers.

TorLin · 10-27-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fma

What do you thing about martial arts as working out to overcome anxiety?

Martial arts is good on a person inner self, but i don't know about helping specific items, such as anxiety. give it a try. good luck to you.

BeautifulGunStucknHolster · 10-29-2009, 02:30 AM

I wrestled/judo for a lot of my life. You would be surprised how many introverts do that. Anyhow I say do it; it will stretched you and will transform how you define the word limitation. You will be in tip-top shape especially if you decide to compete even just in the distant landscape; anything is possible my friend.

I knew a wrestler that supplemented with aikido he was very difficult to take down.

not exactly pertinent to SA but I figured I might as well share.

Madison_Rose · 10-29-2009, 05:23 AM

When I was training regularly in Shorinji Kempo I was definitly calmer and more confident. Good luck with the Aikido.

Beggiatoa · 10-29-2009, 06:00 PM

I did this for a year...got my *** kicked plenty. I liked it!

10-27-2009, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
fma Status: SPA Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Europe Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 53	Aikido and martial arts in general Mental training Aikido training is mental as well as physical, emphasizing the ability to relax the mind and body even under the stress of dangerous situations.[42] This is necessary to enable the practitioner to perform the bold enter-and-blend movements that underlie aikido techniques, wherein an attack is met with confidence and directness.[22] Morihei Ueshiba once remarked that one "must be willing to receive 99% of an opponent's attack and stare death in the face" in order to execute techniques without hesitation.[6] As a martial art concerned not only with fighting proficiency but also with the betterment of daily life, this mental aspect is of key importance to aikido practitioners.[43] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido#Mental_training Tomorrow I'll drop in a dojo to watch an aikido class, if I like it... I'll join it. What do you thing about martial arts as working out to overcome anxiety? Cheers. __________________ Fighting my anxiety -Blog

10-29-2009, 05:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	When I was training regularly in Shorinji Kempo I was definitly calmer and more confident. Good luck with the Aikido. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

10-29-2009, 06:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Beggiatoa Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 30 Posts: 1,026	I did this for a year...got my *** kicked plenty. I liked it! __________________ The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) It's the government's way of trying to protect you from protecting yourself.

10-29-2009, 02:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
BeautifulGunStucknHolster Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California Gender: Male Posts: 32	I wrestled/judo for a lot of my life. You would be surprised how many introverts do that. Anyhow I say do it; it will stretched you and will transform how you define the word limitation. You will be in tip-top shape especially if you decide to compete even just in the distant landscape; anything is possible my friend. I knew a wrestler that supplemented with aikido he was very difficult to take down. not exactly pertinent to SA but I figured I might as well share.