Beginning Martial Arts

Beginning Martial Arts A long time ago monasteries were the center of spiritual life. The Masters of these institutions struggled with two problems; the monks sedentary lifestyle made them unhealthy and the monasteries were easy targets for bandits or warlords since the monks were unarmed. The Martial Arts were their answer, and they are likely your answer too.

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The Martial Arts Disciplines have a lot to offer us.  Inner growth, balance, health, flexibility, meditation, calm centering,  and self defense are just a start.  A martial arts based personal practice can change the way you see yourself and the world.  It’s my experience that most people agree.  Over and over I hear people tell me “I always wanted to do that” when they find out that I practice.  So why don’t they?   Not everyone can, or will, go practice in a formal studio.  Others might be a little intimidated and want a little more info before they start.  Some might be too shy or just too busy.  Heck, these days there are a lot of people who can’t afford to add the tuition to their already tight budget.  Inner Workout Fu is the answer for all of them.   Inner Workout Fu includes introductions to meditation, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Chi Gong.  It’s fully illustrated and includes spiritual guidance as well as sample exercises.  The book also includes Get Off Your Ass, a full workout book.   Angus has been teaching these basic skills to all sorts of people for many years.  The books are fun, informative, and easy to follow.  So stop being one of those people who ‘always wanted to do that’ and get started right in your own living room.   Beginning Martial Arts

About Laird Angus McIntosh, author of “Inner Workout Fu" I grew up in KY, TN, MI, and NY. I got thrown out of SUNY Purchase for drug use and failing grades. I kind of graduated from Hunter College 3 years later with a double BA in History and Psychology. (I never filed for my diploma.) I considered attending grad school but studied martial arts and Zen instead. I earned black belts in both Aikido and Tai Chi Chuan and studied other arts less seriously. I read voraciously and can hold my own on most topics, except maybe math. I've washed dishes, worked in a warehouse, spent 4 years at IBM, managed and then bought for a chain of independent bookstores, been a personal trainer specializing in mind-body relationships, started and closed a dojo, founded a nonprofit, worked with high need kids, and started the Temple of the Circus Monkey. As an adult, I've lived in NYC, Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco. I like Asian girls, sex, motorcycles, rum, cigars, eating out, Coca-Cola, hard boiled detective stories, bad movies, and game shows. I have the attention span of a teenage gnat. Follow Laird Angus on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/ArchbishopAngus Or his blog at http://avoidingthesquirrels.com/