Modus Operandi
There are two approaches to asana. The first, using the body as a tool to perform a posture. The second, using posture as a tool to develop the body.
When using the body as a tool to perform a posture, the performance of the posture is the primary goal. When using posture as a tool to develop the body, the fitness and condition of the body is the central concern. Both approaches have great merit and are worthy in their own respective manners. There is nothing wrong with using the body as a tool to perform a posture, but it’s not the primary concern of Warrior Training.
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In Warrior Training, the body—its fitness and condition—is the primary concern. The performance of postures is secondary.
Some systems of asana focus primarily on the quest for flexibility. Other systems focus primarily on choreography and fluidity of movement to create a playful, dance-like experience. Some focus on precision of alignment through a meticulous adherence to the anatomic geometry of the body. Others focus on asana in the context of competition and sport, where the goal is unrivaled performance—maximum depth, maximum difficulty, and grace of execution. Again, there is nothing wrong with any of these focal points of interest; each is admirable in its own respects.
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Warrior Training is unique in objective and ambition. Its central objective—the mentalmuscular development of the body—regards asana merely as a means to an end. An important means, certainly, but a means to an end nonetheless. In other words, how the postures look is subordinate to what the postures produce.
Of course, it would be ignorant not to acknowledge the correlation between the form, alignment, and aesthetic execution of a posture and its overall effectiveness to favorably influence the body. Incorrect alignment and substandard form can do more harm than good. Alignment and form are important considerations, indeed. In the ultimate scheme of things, how the postures look in alignment and form and their effect on the body are inextricably connected. The point being made is more psychological in nature and regards not so much the physical execution of asana, but rather one’s psychological attitude and objective.
In Warrior Training, we are not much concerned with how the postures look—on stage or in a picture. More important is how the postures can be leveraged to develop our mental and physical strength and fine-tune our physique.
In conclusion, the postures are not important in and of themselves but are useful tools to achieve an aim: to build and sculpt the human body with increased power, stamina, endurance, flexibility, and balance.
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“The body is a medium, the mind is a force, the postures are tools, and the resulting physical condition is a creative work of art.”
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This is the Warrior Training formula and approach—it’s not about the postures, it’s about the mentalmuscular development of the body.