Bow to Life 365 Secrets from the Martial Arts for Daily Life
, by Cardillo, JosephNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781569243084 | 1569243085
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/19/2006
Rooted in the ancient traditions of martial arts, Bow to Life explores personal growth and spirituality through the practical realm, offering a remarkable new tool for everyday self improvement of mind and body. Author Joseph Cardillo a master of five martial arts, an authority on martial philosophy and psychology, and the author of Be Like Water describes how one can tap into tremendous inner power and achieve successes wherever one wishes from dealing with relationships, family life, and the work world to managing emotional and health issues. His approach is distinctively nonviolent, based on the martial arts concepts of self-discovery, inner strength, and spiritual enlightenment. The focus is on creating one's own destiny from within, seeking one's own path rather than relying on pressure from society and other less genuine outside forces.
Joseph Cardillo has held the post of head advisor and instructor for the Hudson Valley Community College Martial Arts Club for over a decade. He is a black belt martial arts expert and longtime practitioner of several martial arts including Kenpo Karate, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chuan, Kali, and Dumog. As a writer, he has taught creative writing for twenty-three years at several colleges, including the University of Albany, where he served as visiting professor in the School of Educational Theory and Practice. At present, he is a full professor of English and Creative Writing at Hudson Valley Community College of the State University of New York. He travels around the country regularly, giving seminars and workshops based on his writings.
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100. Get in Touch with Your Physical Self | |||
101. Never Stop Studying Philosophy | |||
102. Scan the Quality of Energy in Others | |||
103. You Can Work with People of Low Energy | |||
101. You Can Work with People of Negative Energy | |||
105. Stay Alert | |||
106. Move Instinctively | |||
107. Be Ready to Accept Guidance | |||
108. Increase Your Awareness to Hidden Truths | |||
109. Strengthen Your Weakest Link | |||
110. Know Your Guides | |||
111. Embrace Your Guides | |||
112. Crouch with the Tiger | |||
113. Shadow with the Leopard | |||
114. Soar Like the Crane | |||
115. Strike Directly as the Snake | |||
116. Explode from Stillness Like the Dragon | |||
117. Focus without Concentration | |||
118. Know Your Pressure Points | |||
119. Try Your Technique One Thousand Times | |||
120. Believe in Your Techniques | |||
121. Don't Telegraph Your Actions | |||
122. Train Pulling Back | |||
123. Strike through Your Target | |||
124. Overcome Power with Precision and Speed | |||
125. Have Multiple Weapons | |||
126. Play Your Own Game | |||
127. Don't Worry about Scoring Points | |||
128. Test Your Opponent | |||
129. Your Way Is Your Way | |||
130. Don't Expose Your Power | |||
131. Let New Movements Create New Patterns | |||
132. Truth Comes in a Flash | |||
133. Channel Your Opponent's Energy | |||
134. Know Several Finishing Techniques | |||
155. Increase Your Energy While You Move | |||
136. Put Your Guard Up | |||
137. Open Your Guard with Purpose | |||
138. Protect Your Center | |||
139. Give Center | |||
140. Protect Yourself from a Sideline Attack | |||
141. Train to See Multiple Targets | |||
142. Decide on a Course of Action and Proceed Calmly | |||
143. Allow Yourself to Be Content | |||
144. Maximize Now | |||
145. Don't Be a Slave to Technique | |||
146. Use Resistance as a Tool | |||
147. Know When the Circle Is Best | |||
148. Know When the Straight Line Is Best | |||
149. Combine Circular Techniques with Straight-Line Techniques | |||
150. Look for the Sudden Breakthrough | |||
151. Act with Integrity | |||
152. Reject What Is Useless and Add What Is Useful | |||
153. Don't Muscle Your Way | |||
154. Be Ready for What May Come Next | |||
155. See Wholeness as the Big Picture | |||
156. Be Able to Move from Any Angle | |||
157. Remember That the Easiest Way Is the Right Way | |||
158. Experience | |||
159. Don't Fear Risk | |||
160. Fit In, Wherever You Are | |||
161. Recharge Often | |||
162. Be Patient | |||
163. Know What You Can Sustain | |||
164. Know Your Limits | |||
165. Push the Limits | |||
166. Expand Your Knowledge of a Concept | |||
167. Don't Insist on Dominating | |||
168. Listen to Challenging Points of View | |||
169. Remember That Reason Is Limited | |||
170. Just Do It | |||
171. Be Sensitive to Energy Flowing toward You | |||
172. Don't Confine Anything | |||
173. Increase Sensitivity to Repeating Patterns | |||
174. You Can Change a Behavior | |||
175. Stay Connected to Your Energy Source | |||
176. Contemplate the Impossible | |||
177. Allow Growing Pains | |||
178. Attract Abundance | |||
179. Win without a Fight | |||
180. Use Your Skills Outside the Dojo | |||
181. Attract Ideal Relationships | |||
182. Don't Use Others for Personal Gain | |||
183. Allow Others Freedom to Organize Harmoniously | |||
184. Generate Better Family Communication | |||
185. Match Speeds with Your Partner's | |||
186. Move with Rhythm | |||
187. Flow theYin-Yang of Space | |||
188. Consider It Done | |||
189. Use Conscious Nonaction | |||
190. Set an Example | |||
191. Turn Your Workplace into a Happier Place | |||
192. Combat Fear at the Workplace | |||
193. Retune Your Power of Perception | |||
194. Expand Your Ability to Heal | |||
195. Expand Your Ability to Be Healed by Others | |||
196. Do Not Fear the Darkness | |||
197. Honor the Beginner | |||
198. Remember That Good Things Come in Small Packages | |||
199. Do Good without Thinking about It | |||
200. Let Yourself Shine | |||
201. Choose Your Words Well | |||
202. Be at Peace | |||
203. Transfer Energy from One Person to Another | |||
204. Learn to Give and Take Energy | |||
205. Watch Others and See What Works | |||
206. Help Others Achieve Their Goals | |||
207. Know Your History | |||
208. Check Your Baggage at the Door | |||
209. Defeat Ignorance | |||
210. Understand Desire | |||
211. Use Memory | |||
212. Don't Let Memory Use You | |||
213. Assess Your Environment | |||
214. Move Like You're the Only Motion in the Universe | |||
215. Be Plentiful with Compliments | |||
216. Stop Bad Behavior Early On | |||
217. Train Alone | |||
218. Choose a Good Partner | |||
219. Go Light When Your Partner Isn't "On" | |||
220. Know When to Attach | |||
221. Share Discoveries | |||
222. Nurture Yourself before Workouts | |||
223. Nurture Yourself after Workouts | |||
224. Pay Attention to Sparring Dreams | |||
225. Pay Attention When Sparring Dreams Go Away | |||
226. Don't Chase a Decoy | |||
227. Know Your Aptitudes | |||
228. Know Your Opponent's Aptitudes | |||
229. Remember That a Little Knowledge Can Be Useful | |||
230. Remember That a Little Knowledge Can Be Harmful | |||
231. Celebrate Your Achievements | |||
232. Celebrate the Achievements of Others | |||
233. Encourage Others to Express Themselves Authentically | |||
234. Always Do Your Best | |||
235. Avoid Self-Abuse | |||
236. Avoid Regret | |||
237. Redefine Growth | |||
238. Imagine Perfection in Stages | |||
239. Imagine Perfection for Others | |||
240. If You Hurt Someone, Apologize Right Away | |||
241. Look for Patterns That Result in Harm | |||
242. Play Someone Else's Game Once in a While | |||
243. Don't Play into Someone Else's Image of You, Unless... | |||
244. Always Play Fair | |||
245. Remember That Others Watch and Learn from the Sidelines | |||
246. Help Your Partners Train Their Skills | |||
247. Use Your Mirror | |||
248. Don't Let It All Hang Out | |||
249. Don't Offer False Praise | |||
250. Share Spiritual Experiences with Your Partner | |||
251. Feel the Strength in Moving with Grace | |||
252. Know Your Partner's Imminent Behaviors | |||
253. Watch for Of-the-Wall Attacks | |||
254. Pay Attention to Long-Range Patterns | |||
255. Practice Humility | |||
256. Remember That Joint Goals Are Pluralistic | |||
257. Create New Techniques, But... | |||
258. Practice Heart-Mind to Heart-Mind | |||
259. Mind over Brute Force | |||
260. Seek Someone of Greater Skill | |||
261. Remember That Every Technique Contains All Others | |||
262. Avoid False Cravings | |||
263. Trust Your Body | |||
264. Trust Your Intuition | |||
265. Visualize the Road Ahead | |||
266. Look for Forks in the Road | |||
267. Learn Lessons the Easiest Way | |||
268. Be Real | |||
269. Watch What You Say, or Someone Will Call Your Bluff | |||
270. Tap Your Body's Absence of Belief | |||
271. Use Your Body's Attraction to Pleasure | |||
272. Get Excited | |||
273. Don't Overestimate Challenges | |||
274. Don't Underestimate Challenges | |||
275. Create New Patterns | |||
276. Stay Committed | |||
277. Remember That Everything Has Its Time | |||
278. Watch Your Partner's Innermost Self Pour Through | |||
279. Get Back to Nature | |||
280. Get Rid of Chronic Tension | |||
281. Avoid Extremes | |||
282. Stretch Randomly | |||
283. Deepen and Measure Your Breathing | |||
284. Straighten Up | |||
285. Eliminate Old Assumptions | |||
286. Remain Open to New Possibilities | |||
287. Test Your Growth Regularly | |||
288. Lend a Hand | |||
289. Develop a Sense of Compassion | |||
290. Don't Punish Yourself | |||
291. Check Your Ego at the Door | |||
292. Observe, Personalize, Functionalize | |||
293. Don't Try to Liberate from What Is | |||
294. Don't Look for Someone Else's Approval | |||
295. Accept Yourself | |||
296. Don't Damage Another Person's Spirit | |||
297. Don't Allow Yourself to Be Easily Discouraged | |||
298. Don't Give All of Your Energy Away | |||
299. Cloak Firmness with Gentleness | |||
300. Don't Become Spaghetti | |||
301. Be Panoramic | |||
302. Eliminate Dualities | |||
303. Develop a Positive Perspective | |||
304. Watch Out for Some Rewards | |||
305. Be a Doer | |||
306. Embrace Diversity | |||
307. Don't Force Your Routine | |||
308. Move On | |||
309. Follow a Barrier, Don't Lay Into It | |||
310. Regularly Ask Yourself How You Can Improve | |||
311. Don't Go Around Proving Yourself | |||
312. Be Free | |||
313. Don't Think One Style Is Better Than Another | |||
314. Practice Wu Chi | |||
315. Know That the Best Help Is Self-Help | |||
316. Learning Is More Than Imitation | |||
317. Remember That You Are the Ultimate Creative Artist | |||
318. Don't Accept Less Than 100 Percent | |||
319. Don't Use Emotions to Manipulate | |||
320. Take Care of Basic Needs | |||
321. Abandon the Idea of Conclusion | |||
322. Keep Moving Ahead | |||
323. Be Everywhere | |||
324. Watch for Innocent Bystanders | |||
325. Reject What Is Useless-For Today | |||
326. Get Rid of That Chip on Your Shoulder | |||
327. Do One More | |||
328. Be an Amateur Again | |||
329. Remember That a Goal Is Not Always Meant to Be Reached | |||
330. Think Optimistically | |||
331. Don't Fear Imperfection | |||
332. Don't Fear Success | |||
333. Feel Good | |||
334. Keep an Open Mind | |||
335. Make Skill a Matter of Spirituality | |||
336. Don't Be Concerned with Escaping | |||
337. Liberate Others by Liberating Yourself | |||
338. Keep a Joyful Spirit | |||
339. Keep a Warm Heart | |||
340. Practice Feeling Arcs of Energy | |||
341. Keep the Little Stuff from Taking Over | |||
342. Become Your Own Fuel | |||
343. Remove Doubt | |||
344. Solve Problems, Don't Fight Them | |||
345. Don't Be a Martyr | |||
346. Create New Choices | |||
347. Give Your Partner a Pat on the Back | |||
348. Trust | |||
349. Let Everyone Know They Contribute | |||
350. Develop a Sense of Kindness | |||
351. Create an Internal Leveling Tool | |||
352. Reinvent Yourself | |||
353. Take Your Best Shot | |||
354. Surrender to Life by Not Surrendering | |||
355. Surrender to Death | |||
356. Be Loyal | |||
357. Be Courageous | |||
358. Be Free | |||
359. Feel the Brightness | |||
360. Feel the Murkiness | |||
361. Follow Divine Bliss | |||
362. Follow the Warrior's Way | |||
363. Love | |||
364. Teach | |||
365. Seek Oneness | |||
A Final Word | 367 | (2) | |
Glossary | 369 |
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