Budokan meeting the way of the spiritual warrior combines yoga mixed martial arts
warrior combines yoga mixed martial arts
warrior combines yoga mixed martial arts and meditation hi I’m Veronica with
and meditation hi I’m Veronica with
and meditation hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the founder of this practice Kamryn
with the founder of this practice Kamryn
with the founder of this practice Kamryn Shan so what is Budokan Budokan is a
Shan so what is Budokan Budokan is a
Shan so what is Budokan Budokan is a blend of yoga martial arts and living
blend of yoga martial arts and living
blend of yoga martial arts and living arts and by living arts I mean it is a
arts and by living arts I mean it is a
arts and by living arts I mean it is a total exploration of how you think how
total exploration of how you think how
total exploration of how you think how you feel how you relate how you eat how
you feel how you relate how you eat how
you feel how you relate how you eat how you exist in the environment that
you exist in the environment that
you exist in the environment that sustains you and how you move now this
sustains you and how you move now this
sustains you and how you move now this is something that you develop to help
is something that you develop to help
is something that you develop to help with some of your struggles can you tell
with some of your struggles can you tell
with some of your struggles can you tell us about that process growing up as a
us about that process growing up as a
us about that process growing up as a young man and having a particular
young man and having a particular
young man and having a particular temperament as we all have a specific
temperament as we all have a specific
temperament as we all have a specific temperament you know fight or flight I
temperament you know fight or flight I
temperament you know fight or flight I have a very fight temperament so I know
have a very fight temperament so I know
have a very fight temperament so I know I can control how I respond to what
I can control how I respond to what
I can control how I respond to what happens to me and and so I started that
happens to me and and so I started that
happens to me and and so I started that journey and that journey first led me
journey and that journey first led me
journey and that journey first led me into martial arts when I was 12 because
into martial arts when I was 12 because
into martial arts when I was 12 because I recognized even at a very young age
I recognized even at a very young age
I recognized even at a very young age that I wanted to control I had a great
that I wanted to control I had a great
that I wanted to control I had a great desire to control that that fire in me
desire to control that that fire in me
desire to control that that fire in me and then I found yoga in my early 20s
and then I found yoga in my early 20s
and then I found yoga in my early 20s and kept practicing both and then I
and kept practicing both and then I
and kept practicing both and then I started studying philosophy psychology
started studying philosophy psychology
started studying philosophy psychology and and this just you know all of these
and and this just you know all of these
and and this just you know all of these concepts merge together to create what
concepts merge together to create what
concepts merge together to create what little Connie is now I was just purely
little Connie is now I was just purely
little Connie is now I was just purely fascinated and interested in the control
fascinated and interested in the control
fascinated and interested in the control of mind and body and in the emotional
of mind and body and in the emotional
of mind and body and in the emotional process now you don’t use any weights or
process now you don’t use any weights or
process now you don’t use any weights or any gizmos when practicing so will you
any gizmos when practicing so will you
any gizmos when practicing so will you really see that full body transformation
really see that full body transformation
really see that full body transformation a person in their most natural state or
a person in their most natural state or
a person in their most natural state or their in their most natural environment
their in their most natural environment
their in their most natural environment is is simply pulling pushing
is is simply pulling pushing
is is simply pulling pushing climbing swimming moving jumping leaping
climbing swimming moving jumping leaping
climbing swimming moving jumping leaping turning that’s what a person does
turning that’s what a person does
turning that’s what a person does without gizmos you can call a tree a
without gizmos you can call a tree a
without gizmos you can call a tree a gizmo if you want because theoretically
gizmo if you want because theoretically
gizmo if you want because theoretically a pull-up bar is just a limb so yeah if
a pull-up bar is just a limb so yeah if
a pull-up bar is just a limb so yeah if you put a person into their natural
you put a person into their natural
you put a person into their natural state which would look something like a
state which would look something like a
state which would look something like a jungle gym then they can achieve
jungle gym then they can achieve
jungle gym then they can achieve absolute control and power now you see
absolute control and power now you see
absolute control and power now you see that some
that some
that some the biggest problems that people have
the biggest problems that people have
the biggest problems that people have today is that they don’t understand how
today is that they don’t understand how
today is that they don’t understand how their body moves what do you mean by
their body moves what do you mean by
their body moves what do you mean by that the first thing you have to do is
that the first thing you have to do is
that the first thing you have to do is get your butt out of the chair and get
get your butt out of the chair and get
get your butt out of the chair and get onto the floor and reconnect to what you
onto the floor and reconnect to what you
onto the floor and reconnect to what you used to have which was a very elastic
used to have which was a very elastic
used to have which was a very elastic body because you were a child but it was
body because you were a child but it was
body because you were a child but it was elastic because it was fresh and it was
elastic because it was fresh and it was
elastic because it was fresh and it was being used in its full range all the
being used in its full range all the
being used in its full range all the time you were sitting on the ground you
time you were sitting on the ground you
time you were sitting on the ground you were crawling or moving you were coming
were crawling or moving you were coming
were crawling or moving you were coming up here coming down that’s where you
up here coming down that’s where you
up here coming down that’s where you stayed and when the body starts to lose
stayed and when the body starts to lose
stayed and when the body starts to lose that elasticity it’s because you stopped
that elasticity it’s because you stopped
that elasticity it’s because you stopped using it now what can you practice
using it now what can you practice
using it now what can you practice people might get intimidated by these
people might get intimidated by these
people might get intimidated by these moves do you have anything to help them
moves do you have anything to help them
moves do you have anything to help them out when they start their first class I
out when they start their first class I
out when they start their first class I think a person would begin Budokan by
think a person would begin Budokan by
think a person would begin Budokan by simply coming to the practice in looking
simply coming to the practice in looking
simply coming to the practice in looking at the fundamentals of the work first
at the fundamentals of the work first
at the fundamentals of the work first you learn the big picture you learn the
you learn the big picture you learn the
you learn the big picture you learn the general choreography then you start
general choreography then you start
general choreography then you start learning and layering all the detail to
learning and layering all the detail to
learning and layering all the detail to it and that’s how you learn anything
it and that’s how you learn anything
it and that’s how you learn anything after practicing Budokan what changes
after practicing Budokan what changes
after practicing Budokan what changes will you notice your body will find its
will you notice your body will find its
will you notice your body will find its natural expression you know it will be
natural expression you know it will be
natural expression you know it will be the weight it’s supposed to be your
the weight it’s supposed to be your
the weight it’s supposed to be your muscles will be as strong and lean as
muscles will be as strong and lean as
muscles will be as strong and lean as they’re supposed to be because you’re
they’re supposed to be because you’re
they’re supposed to be because you’re working you’re moving with them in a
working you’re moving with them in a
working you’re moving with them in a very natural way oh thank you very much
very natural way oh thank you very much
very natural way oh thank you very much it was so great having you thank you it
it was so great having you thank you it
it was so great having you thank you it was my pleasure to be here thank you for
was my pleasure to be here thank you for
was my pleasure to be here thank you for having me
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