sometimes Martial arts needs music, Can you believe it?

sometimes Martial arts needs music, Can you believe it?

Music's form and structure can bring order and security to disabled and distressed children.

 It encourages coordination and communication, so improves their quality of life. Listening to music on headphones reduces stress and anxiety in hospital patients before and after surgery.

An examble of Musical martial atrs is Capoeira

Capoeira (pronounced cap-wearer) is a Brazilian martial art form, combining self-defence, acrobatics, dance, music and song. It was developed by slaves who used it to disguise the fact that they were practising fight moves

Adavantages of listening to Music while practising

• Increases Concentration Levels, Improves Memory:

  It is known that music helps increase your concentration levels. Research has shown that the silence between two musical notes triggers brain cells which are responsible for the development of sharp memory. Flute music, and instruments like santoor and sarod [and] Classical music improves the ability to recall what's retained in the brain in the form of memory. Strong beats cause the brain waves to resonate in synch with the beat, thus leading to increased levels of concentration and increased mental alertness. This also trains the brain to change speeds of processing easily, as need be.

  
  
  

   

  When examining this from the perspective of martial arts, we can assume that continued listening to appropriate types of music during training would promote (in addition to other things):

  • Better technique retention.
  • Better focus in performance of techniques and kata.
  • Better recall of learned techniques.

• Increases Creativity and Problem-solving Skills:

  Music plays a vital role in enhancing creativity. Music has a positive impact on the right side of the brain. Music triggers brain centers which deal with the enhancement of creativity. Music increases spatial and abstract reasoning skills. These are the skills required in tackling problems, solving puzzles and taking decisions.

  In this case, consider randori or sparring. Increased problem-solving and creativity can increase the students ability to respond to a given situation using the learned techniques and the creation of new techniques based on the underlying principles of those techniques already learned.

• Makes Learning Easier:

   you can remember songs because they are musical compositions and not plain words lacking music or rhythm. Learning beat patterns (talas), helps improve math skills. The study of rhythm is known to help students learn math. Music stimulates the brain centers that deal with thinking, analyzing and planning, thus enhancing one's organizational skills.

  Here we're dealing with rhythm. What makes a 30-step form memorable? Rhythm. Every fight has a rhythm, and manipulating that rhythm gives the martial artist an advantage. Further, by learning to a rhythm, the technique is more easily retained, and more easily manipulated by altering that rhythm, again increasing the students understanding of the application of that technique.

One last notable issue from that article:

the effects music can have on your mind or brain depend largely on the kind of music you choose to listen to[

This is incredibly important; amelodic thrash-metal will have an entirely different affect on your brain than listening to Mozart (this can be noticed in a basic experiment of simply listening to both and noticing the difference on your mood after listening to each).