The potential of budokon is in its fusion of elements of yoga and martial arts with meditation.so it has left us many benefits available since its creation in 2000 by the American martial arts master Cameron Shayne, who endowed this new ideal discipline with qualities of karate and taekwondo to find the psychophysical harmony that both we wish
Shayne himself affirms that his creation is a living art, seeking a better balance between soul, body and mind with a complete approach aimed at helping its practitioners free themselves from ties and false paradigms about themselves and the space in which they live. they inhabit.
Some celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston can attest to this wonderful practice and philosophy that has been very well received in the United States, as its practitioners affirm that this fitness sport helps a lot to tone the muscles of the legs, arms and shoulders, but that it also works wonders on the whole body.
The name of this discipline comes from the Japanese «bu» (warrior), «do» (which means way) and «Kon» (spirit), meaning «The way of the spiritual warrior», so in its body composition and mind employed with meditation, Its practitioners manage to reduce stress levels, which so many times in medicine have been pointed out as one of the main origins of ailments and diseases.
For the classes or sessions of this «Living Art», it begins with meditation, to focus on the here and now, in awareness of ourselves as thinking individuals, who after calming the thought, can continue to do yoga postures to pass to other warm-ups before starting with the martial arts exercises like jumps, slides and super efficient attacks to work the whole body, before some stretching exercises that culminate in a focused meditation on the breath.
In this way, the budokon demonstrates all the potential to help establish that our way of moving and exercising becomes, with continuous practice, our way of living, thinking and moving in our usual spaces, for which this philosophy also offers advice on ideal nutritionsuch as reducing meat consumption, maintaining a healthy diet based on vegetables and unprocessed foods, and avoiding food intake shortly before classes and practices.
Among the benefits of this discipline are
- Improve flexibility and motor skills
- Improve body posture
- Help lose weight and burn calories
- Harmonize the body
- Prevent and treat cellulite
- Optimize physical endurance
For this and many other reasons, the practice of this amazing fusion is fully recommended for anyone who wants to improve their physical condition, taking the mind and spirit that is inside with the guarantee that with dedication, perseverance and willingness to learn and follow his teachings, this new discipline that managed to unite wonderful qualities, will give you results.