<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Transformative Martial Arts</title>
	<atom:link href="http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>transforming life through daily practise</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:46:34 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<cloud domain='transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/b143ff91109321e266834cc762e82d04?s=96&#038;d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Transformative Martial Arts</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
			<item>
		<title>Key points to train Aunkai</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/key-points-to-train-aunkai/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/key-points-to-train-aunkai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seminar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Akuzawa Minoru’s (Ark) and his students clearly have a quality of strength that is unusual. They showed this clearly at their recent seminar and demonstrations in Paris.
Aunkai is relatively simple, and Ark has taken care to make what were considered ‘secret’ skills accessible. Still it is not easy to understand how the method works instantly. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=172&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/key-points-to-train-aunkai/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Four steps to effective training and life habits</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/four-steps-to-effective-training-and-life-habits/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/four-steps-to-effective-training-and-life-habits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training for life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m standing at the bottom of the hill. My heart rate has dropped down to about 140bpm, my breathing is full and even again. I have decided what I will work on next. 
I take a deep breath feel through my body and relax. I take another breath and imagine my focus for the next [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=165&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/four-steps-to-effective-training-and-life-habits/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Move to seize the opportunities in your life</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/move-to-seize-the-opportunities-in-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/move-to-seize-the-opportunities-in-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In many Chinese martial arts you find the principle of balanced, reversible movement. To explain, imagine that while in motion, at any moment your body can either stop, or change to move in any direction - which includes the reverse of your current direction.

If you can move this way then you are most able to utilise any opening a partner gives you, adjust to their attacks, or flow around their defenses. You can move swiftly and catch opportunities, in combat and in life.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=107&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/move-to-seize-the-opportunities-in-your-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Promote and build your successful martial arts business</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/promote-and-build-your-successful-martial-arts-business/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/promote-and-build-your-successful-martial-arts-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are certain tried and tested methods for the promotion of martial arts and martial arts organizations. Some might call them unscrupulous. But as there are many genuine and hard working martial artists struggling to make a living, I believe it&#8217;s time to pass on this valuable knowledge. Why shouldn&#8217;t the sincere and humble make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=141&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/promote-and-build-your-successful-martial-arts-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>You have just finished a training session, what did you learn?</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/you-have-just-finished-a-training-session-what-did-you-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/you-have-just-finished-a-training-session-what-did-you-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to progress in your training there is one attitude that can transform your progress. Ignore it and you can find yourself wading through endless plateaus of repetitive drudgery.  If each time you train you get curious about what you can learn it will make a huge difference compared to an attitude [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=124&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/you-have-just-finished-a-training-session-what-did-you-learn/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>An exercise to increase physical intelligence</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/an-exercise-to-increase-physical-intelligence/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/an-exercise-to-increase-physical-intelligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago I started doing this in a quiet moment. It is very simple exercise I&#8217;ve put together and decided to call Kinesthetic streaming. It is similar to a number of other techniques. In doing it the first time I gained some interesting insights into how I think about and use my body.
But first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=122&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/an-exercise-to-increase-physical-intelligence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to make any exercise meditation part 1</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/how-to-make-any-exercise-meditation-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/how-to-make-any-exercise-meditation-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is easy to think of meditation as a static, cross legged activity involving incense and mantras. In fact meditation is any activity that repeatedly brings attention back to a single focus. In religious meditation this focus can be a deity visualisation, a prayer, sacred word or question. 
Extracted from the religious context then any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=106&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/how-to-make-any-exercise-meditation-part-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Aunkai Training session September 30th</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/aunkai-training-session-september-30th/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/aunkai-training-session-september-30th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training session]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aunkai is a method created by master Akuzawa Minoru that develops the body in a specific way to create unusual internal strength. It is simple, streamlined and physically demanding and about understanding how your body moves. We will mostly practise solo exercises, and some controlled partner training. We will train until about 20H30.
Akuzawa (or Ark [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=108&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/aunkai-training-session-september-30th/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/wbvipmVYGzA/2.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Five keys to make the most of your practise</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/how-can-you-make-the-most-of-your-practise/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/how-can-you-make-the-most-of-your-practise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technique]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to progress you need to practise. If you are not entirely sure about what you are meant to practise it can obstruct the motivation to train. Students often say to me ‘I wanted to practise – but I did not want to practise wrong, so I did nothing.’
While it is reasonable not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=101&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/how-can-you-make-the-most-of-your-practise/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Training outdoors in Paris</title>
		<link>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/training-outdoors-in-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/training-outdoors-in-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwardh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training in Paris]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/?p=93</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I write this I look out of the window and see rain falling on the canal St Martin. Concentric circles blur together on green water. I sip my tea and smile. I’ve already been out training this morning. The moisture in my t-shirt as I returned home was only half rain. Throughout the session [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com&blog=4395766&post=93&subd=transformativemartialarts&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://transformativemartialarts.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/training-outdoors-in-paris/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/b1b4a2260a5963e3647616f42de4bf97?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">edwardh</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>