Zen and Karate

[twendkata71]

How many practice zen meditation as part of their karate training. Not as a religion, but as a mental training.
Nagamine Shoshin stated " Ken zen ichi o"
"karate and zen are one"

 

[Shotochem]

Deep breathing to relax and stress relief is all I do.

Meditating is not an effective street defense.:whip:

 

[shoshinkan]

we run a short non formal zazen period before and after training.

I personally do a little meditation each week, about 20-30 mins zazen on top of this.

 

[pstarr]

Nagamine hit the nail on the head.