SeizaBench.com » Meditation Practice http://seizabench.com Guide to meditation benches, meditating, and more. Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:41:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Importance of Seiza in the Martial Arts http://seizabench.com/the-importance-of-seiza-in-the-martial-arts/ http://seizabench.com/the-importance-of-seiza-in-the-martial-arts/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:00:27 +0000 admin http://seizabench.com/?p=23
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    • ]]>     In addition to being a meditative position, as in zazen (seated meditation), seiza is the traditional manner of sitting in a variety of traditional Japanese martial arts, such as kendo, iaido, judo, jujitsu, karate, nunjutsu, as well as activities such as ikebana (flower arranging) and shodo (calligraphy).

    Seiza in Kendo

    The site below lists detailed instructions for seiza as it relates to Japanese martial arts.
    Link: Seiza No Kamae – Ninjutsu

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    • ]]>     Here is an amusing video with a great lesson at the end:

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