Using Martial Arts Zen & Strategy in Life & Career Success - Free Video Course Download
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A must learning course for Instructors who want to teach Zen and the "Art of War" to their karate students!
How does a martial arts student take the lessons of Zen and Strategy from the dojo to life for goal attainment and career development
As martial arts instructors, our primary goal is personal development, but most classes are 90% physical and often neglect the Zen and strategy lessons our art is based on. This Zen video course is a structured approach to important Zen and Strategy principles from the martial arts and directly relates them to life and work goals.
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How is Zen and Asian strategy applied to life and work for success? This online Zen video and Asian Strategy video includes the topics:
dealing with difficult people and conflict at work
goal attainment through strategy
efficiency at work and life - mirroring efficiency in technique
centering oneself for stress free work
high performance in meetings and negotiations using Zen and Budo Strategy
Strategy is derived from Sun Tzu's "Art of War". Concepts from the "Tao de Ching" are also incorporated with Zen to explore the balance of materialism, success and the Way. This online Zen video is derived from corporate workshops conducted for Staff at the University of the Sunshine Coast and corporate seminars. The online Zen videos include powerpoint learning slides and physical drills.
Video Chapters: Zen for Work & Life
Chapt 1 Introduction to Zen, strategy and conflict
Chapt 2 Zen, Strategy, Success and Materialism
Chapt 3 Centering oneself for optimal performance in meetings & conflict
"The course brought Zen and the Art of War together in a way I have never seen before - very applciable to life and an excellent course for all martial artists!"
Ed H., 3rd Dan, USA
"The kumite course provide a real program to advance one's fighting at black belt ranks!.."
Darren A., USA
Video 1 - Introduction to Zen and strategy
(approx. 11 min, 10MB)
The first video is an introduction to Zen and relates Zen principles to daily life and work. The video course includes lecture content and physical drills and exercises to illustrate and practice the concepts raised. The instructor gives direct examples of applying zen at work, in the office, at meetings, negotiations, conflict and other situations requiring a clear mind through Zen. The filmed workshop is one that is usually presented to both groups who study Zen, and corporations looking to increase workplace efficiency, staff interactions and reduce stress.
Video 2 - Zen, Strategy, Success and Materialism
(approx. 8 min, 10MB)
Do Zen and success conflict? How does Zen relate to conflict and strategy? Does Zen appear in the famous Chinese text the "Art of War" by Sun Tzu. How do these things relate to the "tao de ching", the famous book of change. This video relates the above pionts to show how Zen at work, and zen in life can realistically be applied. Reflections also come from text on great Zen masters such as Dogen, Shosan and Deshimaru roshi. this video introduces the efficiency of strategy derived from the Art of War - which may be used in business planning, or life goals.
Video 3 - Centering oneself for optimal performance in meetings & conflict
(approx. 9 min, 11MB)
Explains how one can work on Zen and centering concepts for dynamic situations at work such as heated discussions, or arguments. Moving Zen is explained as opposed to sitting Zen, or Zazen. Physical and mental apporaches to strength are touched on to establish the link, and talk about "hara" the Japanese word for the stomach area - from which Ki (or spiritual energy is derived). Breathing is introduced as a way to reduce anxiety and as a method to stay calm in turbulent or conflict situations. The topic also introduces conflcit management in situations of physical abuse, or emotional abuse.
Video 4 - Ox Herding pictures: knowing yourself and others
(7 min 49sec, 11MB)
The Ox hedring pictures describe the path of dealing with one's ego and lifetime of a pre-conditioned responses and anxieties. It is a path of self discoevry through Zen that enables one to view the world in a new light with an open mind. A discussion on the ox herding pictures and how they relate to the path of Zen enlightenment (satori) is discussed.
Video 5 - Returning to an open and flexible mind in work and life
(approx. 8 min, 11MB)
Obtaining goals in life through keeping the bigger picture in mind is a key of Zen. In addition flexibility, structure, and avoiding chaos is discussed in ways that map out life goals so achievment are obtained. Change in people is also reflected on.
Video 6 - Reading others
(approx. 11 min, 11MB)
Understanding yourslef and others is a common link to Zen and Sun Tzu's "Art of war". Empathy through understanding others, is represented alongside startegy to achieve the desired outcomes. Again Zen philosophy, drills and "Art of War" concepts are discussed to illustrate how to read others to get better co-operation.
Video 7 - Applying the Art of War for life strategy
(approx. 8 min, 9MB)
How does one apply the "Art of War" alongside Zen in the modern world of business or goal attainment. Zen is further discussed from a staregic viewpoint.
Video 8 - Responses to conflict
(approx. 9 min, 12MB)
Using Zen and strategy to have appropriate response to conflict - in the workplace, or in life. Works on 4 types of responses to conflict with an individual.
Video 9 - Working with people and achieve partnerships for win-win outcomes.
(approx. 8 min, 9MB)
Aiki and Kiai are introduced as two differing pirnciples for delaing with a adversary.
The instructor, Jason Armstrong, Ph.D., has lived and trained with a master in Japan and has more than 20 years experience teaching zen and martial arts in Japan, the USA and Australia. Dr. Armstrong has also worked at CEO levels in the West and been the General Manager of a company in Tokyo. The videos step through mental and physical concepts to provide exercises which can also be used to further Zen & buso strategy techniques and concepts.
The website is unique in that it provides a site that allows home based learning of Zen as it is applied to life and work. Our videos provide step-by-step instruction and are taken from workshops we run in corporate environments on intergrating zen with work.
Networking with others in a positive sense, aggressive people, and conflict management are a central theme to the Zen video course with a backbone of strategy to facilitate positive outcomes. The concepts are also extended to self improvement and personal performance in the work environment, meetings, or as applied to outside work scenarios. Controlling people are also addressed as a topic and ways to get around the difficulties through strategy and Zen. The themes are approached from muliple angles (verbal agreesion and physical aggression). Dealing with conflict and bettering oneself for general performance is illustrated using tools of from the Zen, the "Art of War" and principles of "tao de Ching" - the classic book of change.
We operate both in California and Australia. Our online courses have recieved government support though an Australian Export Development Grant.
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