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The Mudras

The Mudras is the hand positions used by the Ninja in meditation and training to combine to body (technique) with the mind…
The Mudras uses the Elements from Ninjutsu:
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Earth (Chi)

Represents:

The hard, solid objects of the world.

Emotionally:

Chi is predominantly associated with stubbornness, stability, physicality, and gravity.

The mind:

It is confidence; and emotionally it is a desire to have things remain as they are; a resistance to change.

In people:

The bones, muscles and tissues are represented by chi.

Mental picture:

Think of a big mountain….

Breathing:

Slow in/Slow out

Movement:

Up and downwards

MA Style:

Sumo…

Finger:

Little finger

Examples:

Stones and Mountains

Located:

Earth is located at the bottom of the spine

Water (Sui)

Represents:

The fluid, flowing, formless things in the world.

Emotionally:

Emotion, defensiveness, adaptability, flexibility, suppleness, and magnetism.

The mind:

Mental or emotional tendencies towards Adaptation and change.

In people:

Blood and other bodily fluids are represented by Sui.

Mental picture:

Think of a beach with the waves hitting the beach….

Breathing:

Slow in/Fast out

Movement:

Backwards and forward

MA Style:

Ju-Jutsu/Jiu-Jitsu…

Finger:

Ring Finger

Examples:

Plants and Rivers

Located:

Water is located at the lower part of the abdomen

Fire (Ka)

Represents:

The energetic, forceful, moving things in the world.

Emotionally:

Can be associated with motivation, desire, intention, and an outgoing spirit. Besides the obvious examples of heat and flame…

The mind:

drive and passion.

In people:

metabolism and body heat

Mental picture:

Think of a blacksmith where the fire is burning and its hot….

Breathing:

Fast in/Fast out

Movement:

Forward

MA Style:

Kick/Thai-boxing…

Finger:

Middle Finger

Examples:

Animals, particularly predators, capable of movement and full of forceful energy, are primary examples of ka objects.

Located:

Fire is located at Solar Plexus

Wind (Fu)

Represents:

“open-minded” attitude and carefree feeling.

Emotionally:

Can be associated with will, elusiveness, evasiveness, benevolence, compassion, and wisdom.

The mind:

drive and passion.

In people:

breathing, and the internal processes associated with respiration.

Mental picture:

Think of the wind between the trees in a forrest….

Breathing:

Fast in/Slow out

Movement:

Circular

MA Style:

Aikido…

Finger:

Index Finger

Examples:

Aside from air, smoke, and the like, fū can in some ways be best represented by the human mind. As we grow physically, we learn and expand mentally as well, in terms of our knowledge, our experiences, and our personalities.

Located:

Wind is located at the middle of the chest.

Woid (Ku)

Represents:

those things beyond our everyday experience, particularly those things composed of pure energy.

Emotionally:

Can be associated power, creativity, spontaneity, and inventiveness.

The mind:

Our ability to think and to communicate, as well as our creativity.

In people:

Spirit, thought, and creative energy.

Finger:

The tumb

Located:

Void is located at the neck

Note:

Kū is of particular importance as the highest of the elements. In martial arts, particularly in fictional tales where the fighting discipline is blended with magic or the occult, one often invokes the power of the Void to connect to the quintessential creative energy of the world. A warrior properly attuned to the Void can sense his surrounding and act without thinking, and without using his physical senses.

Above elements can be used as a meditation system and a form of NLP system, you can use it in your every day life to spot who is in what element. This knowlegde can help you in a conversation if you see a person (or possible opponent) is in one element, you can “mirror” his element and then pull the conversation into a other element that you like better and that way control the conversation……
Some of the signs you can look after besides above (the elements), is if a person is mad, yells a lot and have a red face color. This means the blood is still mostly in his face and he is not that big a danger yet, but if the face turns white it means that his blood is running out to his fists and he is ready to strike (a danger)….
Please note: You can’t always go after the face color since there is cases where it can play a trick on you if the person is on drugs or suchs, always use you commen sense and awareness….

You can also meditate directly on a element just by using the “Mental picture” (and breathing) or you can combine it with the mudra’s (hand positions) for each element either to get the correct feeling during training or as a meditation, where you either sit or lay down….

The mudra for Earth is:

During training you could make the Earth mudra like this:

The mudra for Water is:

During training you could make the Water mudra like this:

The mudra for Fire is:

During training you could make the Fire mudra like this:

The mudra for Wind is:

During training you could make the Wind mudra like this:

The way you use the mudra’s in your training is by making the mudra (at your side or behind your bag), getting the felling in your mind of the element and use the breathing. That means if you are doing a “water” technique (defensive), then do the things above and try to keep the feeling of water when your opponent attacks you. This connects the feeling of water by connecting your fingers (the mudra) and after some training you will be able to recall that feeling just by putting the fingers together….

Originally posted 2009-09-03 12:42:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter