Karate is Meditative

Why would I say this? Karate practice is a form of practice that directs your mind into a type of focus called zanshin or mindfulness. This is a singleness of mind. This is brining your spirit, mind, and body into one whole which is a type of awareness.

This body awareness is meditative in which all the experiences of practice and training come together as a whole and attentiveness is very steady, very focused.

Usually one who achieves this level of mindfulness or equanimity has achieved a type of present moment awareness that stimulates and programs the brain system which is reflected in the mind.

If training and practice are correct and complete then it becomes meditative in nature and that meditative practice is what you use in practice and training to achieve that spirit, mind, body connection to achieve a level of proficiency unachievable in other aspects of life.

This is mind/brain training, this is mokuso, this is present moment, and this is attentive mindfulness.

The kenpo gokui alludes to the meditative practice by inferences to the use of your eyes, ears, body, balance, yin-yang, the body systems to the moon and sun, and the heart to heaven and earth. It is an overall inference to achieving balance within thus equilibrium with the whole world. This is also a goal of meditative practice.