Psychical – mental improvement in Tsunami style
The oneself improvement propagated by Tsunami in the psychical aspect (Japanese: shinri – ‘psychical practices’) consists of systematic usage of different exercises, specifically:
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meditation exercises (Japanese: zen), which develop concentration and compose mind;
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intellectual exercises (Japanese: teisho), raising the intellectual development and extending range of knowledge;
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autosuggestion exercises (Japanese: jiko-anji), which develop self-discipline and intellectual abilities in the range of self-control;
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contemplative exercises (Japanese: bunseki), perfecting features of personality.
The characteristic scenes from a Tsunami instructors group, Poland, Warsaw 1988.
There are shown two typical for Tsunami system aspects of oneself improvement:
psychical (left) – in way of meditation exercises
and physical one (right) – in way of fight training.
Among them special emphasis we lay down on meditation exercises. These exercises - in various forms - we use systematical in all Tsunami training sessions.
Great meaning, attached to psychical development, is important and characteristic feature of Tsunami, differentiating this system from other styles.
Meditation exercises in water during one of Tsunami instructors groups,
Poland, Kazimierz Dolny 1996.
