abstaining and mma

hi yall im relatively new to mma. ive been studying some of mantak chias books recently and have slowly started to take time with some of the exercises. im wondering if anyone else does anything similar and has had success. i can elaborate on what exactly im doing. i just joined this forum and dont want to seem like a troll seriously just wondering if anyone can point me in a better direction.

 

Hey Big Mike, welcome to MAP!

What's the connection between Mantak Chia and MMA? If I understand correctly you are an MMA practitioner whose trying out Mantak Chia's stuff?

Personally, I would not recommend studying these sorts of things without someone who knows how to do it and teach it. Some of these sorts of methods can, over time, create habits which may affect your mental state negatively. If you do get negative effects, it's best to have contact with someone who knows how to resolve these sorts of issues or ideally guide you from the outset in a way which will avoid such problems.

What is it that you hope to gain from such practice? If it's really something you wish to invest your time and energy in to, you may as well find a reputable teacher or school.

 

Welcome to MAP. And I have no idea what is being discussed here, but I look forward to figuring it out.

 

Sorry for being so cryptic. I thought this sort of thing was common among martial artists like when football players are advised not to release before a game. So far all that can be said of my refraining is that i cant sink any lower than i already am. it is sort of stabilizing ive found. ive also noted somewhat of an increase in energy and incidentally some hostility(it was well founded hostility tho). its also easier for me to socialize. ive mostly been practicing mantak chias big draw to take the edge off of any lustful thoughts. that is basically a deep breath taken and held for 9 seconds while clenching and unclenching the perineum. there are other exercises im trying to get the hang of but i dont practice them regularly. id be happy to answer any questions and even happier if someone knows what im talking about.

 

At inthespirit, i shouldnt have said im relatively new to mma. the only martial arts training ive had was judo for a few years before my teenage years. i wont be able to afford any instruction for a month or more. ive been having doubts about what im doing but the result is undeniable so ive kept with it. if i were experienced enough to give advice i would recomend it. :Angel:

 

You mean abstaining from sex? It's much easier to understand if you say the words

I don't abstain from sex, until maybe three days before the fight, and even them I'm "releasing" :L


You can go the Michael McDonald way if you want, he's abstained for two years now, but then again he's on a two fight losing streak.

Chuck Liddell was infamous for sleeping around and he was world champ.

 

Ah, the abstinence training method straight from the first Rocky movie!

There are studies in the fitness world that hint at masturbation stopped just before the point of climax can boost testosterone levels for a workout, or just watching pornography for 15 minutes. I guess you could add that extremely frustrating act as a pre workout routine. It all seems like lot of frustration for a questionable benefit to me really.

#notashamedofbeingfrank

 

the great thing about lustful thought? they're full of lust.

 

lol michael mcdonald. yes i mean a 100% no sex no fap. the no sex is my own fault tho. ive read a lot of personal accounts and they surprised me. i guess ill just keep researching. thanks for the input guys.

 

No worries man. Yeah, what you described does not sound too bad, but I'd be careful with Mantak Chia's stuff, a lot of it is not the sort of thing to be learned from a book, yet alone published for mass consumption. You can see some of the negative effects people have by checking out the reviews for his books on Amazon. Can induce psychosis and such, if I recall correctly one of the terms is 'kundalini-syndrome'. Though something like what you describe sounds like a pretty straightforward PC exercise, so shouldn't be too dodgy.

 

LOL!

 

Thnks spirit ill checkout th reviews

 

Do you even have this problem? Like do you have a stable of ladies or men just wanting to have sex before a fight?

 

ya gay?inocchio:

 

That was directed at giovanni. I apologize for my hostility i just found out per some amazon reviews that the books i was reading were horrible 4 beginners and horrible in general except for reference. I may have damaged myself. I found some recomended literature on the subject tho if any is interested.