Zen and the Martial Way

In Zen, training rests on three inseparable legs: framework, engagement, and practice. While the framework provides direction and engagement tests understanding, it’s practice that anchors realization in the body. In this episode, we explore how the solo forms of martial arts—the long, deliberate sequences of movement—can serve as true Zen practice, revealing that stillness and motion are not opposites, but different expressions of the same awakened mind.