A body without back pain - the wisdom of the ancients in carrying rice bales and the modern revival of Busshin Dereki™.
shotarokimijima
In today's society, back pain has become so common that it has been called a "national disease," a condition that afflicts everyone.
However, until just 100 years ago, few people in Japan suffered from back pain, even though they carried dozens of bales of rice every day.
How was this possible?
At the root of this is the "wisdom "** of how to use the body. And this wisdom is deeply overlapped with the core of MUSHIN-DERIGOKU™.
Why I never hurt my back after carrying 60kg bales of rice?
In the old days, Japanese people - especially those working in farming and fishing villages
took it for granted that even a woman would carry a 60 kg rice bale on her shoulder and carry it back and forth many times.
From the perspective of modern people, you might think, "Unbelievable! you might think.
However, in old records, photos, and testimonies, there are almost no stories of people suffering from chronic back pain.
What is the difference between the two?
Physical sensation of "receiving with the whole body
In the past, people valued **"do not work hard locally, but distribute the load over the whole body "**.
Even when lifting rice bales,
- Once on your knees, use your torso and knee recoil to carry it on your shoulders.
- After carrying, do not support the body only by the neck, arms, and hips, but also by the "surface" of the back, shoulders, pelvis, legs, and soles.
- Straighten the axis of the body and stabilize it so that the weight is "dropped".
- When walking, use a small stride, not a big one, to minimize swaying.
These movements were not to "hang on" or "step on" but to "deposit" or "flow".
No need for unnecessary effort - the art of de-strengthening.
The heavier the object, the more "relaxed" it is to carry it -
This may sound paradoxical to modern people.
But in fact, it is.
- When you exert yourself, the burden is concentrated on a part of the body and the body becomes rigid.
- By relaxing, balancing and receiving with the whole body, the burden is distributed and fatigue and pain are less likely to accumulate.
This is precisely what "weakness" was at the heart of preventing back pain and improving performance.
Life itself was "posture training
In the past, people sat, stood, walked, lifted... in every movement, they naturally
- Erect the sacrum (pelvic control)
- (a person) to lose one's center of gravity (centre)
- Viewing posture and movement as "surfaces
- Breathing and rhythm regulate energy.
These body rationalities were used unconsciously.
◆ Why do people today have back pain?
People today "work hard in parts," "stiffen with effort," and "stay in the same posture for long periods of time."
This is the biggest factor in concentrating strain on the lower back.
- Poor muscle strength and balance due to lack of exercise
- Sitting for long periods of time, bending forward
- Blocked "flow" due to tension or strain
The modern lifestyle has stagnated the "flow" of the body.
Rediscovering Wisdom through Takeshin Dereki™.
In Busshin Dekiryoku™,
- To "flow" from the soles of the feet to the sacrum, spine, head, and limbs.
- Relaxing and letting go" allows the whole body to naturally align itself.
- Everyday activities themselves become a "place to train the body".
This **"fundamental view of the body" is taught as a method that anyone can relearn. **
In summary, now is the time to learn from the wisdom of the ancients.
The "back pain-free body" has been created not by special muscular strength or perseverance, but by the wisdom of "receiving, flowing, and depositing with the whole body.
We would like to revive that sense of the body in the modern age and
restore the "original body" that can move naturally, effortlessly, strongly, and beautifully through BUSHIN-DERIKYOKU™.
