{"id":5357,"date":"2025-08-15T07:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2025-08-15T08:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:05:09","slug":"member-message-all-about-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/member-message-all-about-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Message: All About Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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All About ENERGY<\/b><\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Grandmaster Tony Morris is an 8th degree master instructor and co-owner of Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts, Voted No.1 in WNC for 12 years in a row. Grandmaster Morris is acclaimed in the martial arts industry for his unique and innovative approach to both practice and instruction. He is additionally accomplished as an architect, nationally renowned portrait artist, certified life coach and trainer and motivational speaker.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Energy is fascinating!\u00a0 We have it, need it,\u00a0 want it, spend it, trap it, hoard it, share it, enjoy it, replenish it, transform it, benefit from it, create with it, destroy with it, love with it, understand through it, expand and contract with it\u2026 and through it all exist AS<\/em><\/strong> it \u2013 Energy<\/em><\/strong>\u2026!<\/p>

The more we understand and experience energy and ourselves and everything else as energy, the better able we are to fully and consciously engage in life.\u00a0 An authentic martial arts practice provides an excellent opportunity for self-development through exploring and experiencing fundamental principles of energy\u2026<\/p>

It\u2019s everywhere<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>

We often see energy as a finite resource, with ourselves not having enough.\u00a0 What if the truth is otherwise?\u00a0 What if there is actually an infinite amount of energy in the universe, abundantly emanating from an infinite creativity?\u00a0 I suggest to you that this is true, regardless of and consistent with whichever belief system to which you subscribe.<\/p>

Choosing energy<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>

So, given this, the key then is choosing to connect to and accessing the energy all around us.\u00a0 Martial artists practice awareness, presence and oneness with everything and everyone through a variety of aspects of their disciplined practice and in the process develop the capacity to cultivate and conduct infinite energy.\u00a0<\/p>

Allowing vs. interrupting: cycle, scale and flow<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>

Life occurs in energy cycles (repeating life patterns), energy scales (usually in the form of fractals \u2013 life\u2019s \u201cChinese boxes\u201d), and energy flow (continuity).\u00a0 Every experience can be interpreted in these terms.\u00a0 Martial artists practice the discipline of discernment between allowing or interrupting in each of these three domains.\u00a0 Recognizing healthy energy exchanges vs. unhealthy energy exchanges becomes the basis for choosing to allow continuation vs. interruption.\u00a0 To intellectualize every decision is not practical.\u00a0 So the martial artist is constantly developing his awareness of all surrounding energies and \u201cfeeling\u201d the level of harmony present.\u00a0 Harmony = allowing continuation.\u00a0 Disharmony\u00a0 = interruption and redirection.\u00a0 Being able to \u201cfeel\u201d energies allows the martial artist to be in constant rapport with her circumstances \u2013 or make the necessary adjustments immediately.\u00a0<\/p>

Releasing negative energy<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>

Negative energy exists in equal proportion to positive energy.\u00a0 Human beings store negative energy, to great detriment to themselves and everyone around them, unless there is an effective mechanism for regular discharge.\u00a0 \u00a0Martial artists practice regular physical, emotional and spiritual rigor moving energy in great volumes in the process.\u00a0 Included in this is the purposeful focus of positive energy and the release of negative energy.\u00a0 Such movement and release develops capability and eliminates the potential dysfunctional manifestations of negative energy (i.e. injury, disease or relationships that don\u2019t work).\u00a0 In other words \u2013 life flows\u2026<\/p>

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Developing \u201cKi\u201d or \u201cChi\u201d\u00a0 energy<\/em><\/strong>\u2026<\/p>

\u201cKi\u201d (Korean) or \u201cChi\u201d (Chinese) is a term for \u201clife \u2013 force \u201c energy.\u00a0 This is really the energy of creation that exists in and around all of us.\u00a0 One of the ultimate energetic goals of the martial artist is to develop her Ki energy to be available for use in all circumstances.\u00a0 By developing great Ki, the martial artist lives stronger, more capably, longer and happier than he otherwise would.\u00a0\u00a0 Great Ki can be developed by applying the concepts above.\u00a0 Everyone can do it —\u00a0 realize that energy is everywhere, — choose energy, — develop the ability to discern when to allow vs. interrupt, — release negative energy\u2026 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Follow these energetic principles and live stronger, more capably, longer and happier\u2026 and discover the martial artist in you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Grandmaster Tony Morris is an 8th degree master instructor and co-owner of Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts, Voted No.1 in WNC for 12 years in a row. Grandmaster Morris is acclaimed in the martial arts industry for his unique and innovative approach to both practice and instruction. He is additionally accomplished as an architect, nationally renowned portrait artist, certified life coach and trainer and motivational speaker. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,198],"tags":[141,166,116],"class_list":["post-5357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-member-posts","category-recent-posts","tag-asheville-events","tag-leadership-workshop","tag-positively-asheville"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t