Black Belt Healing: A Martial Artist's Guide to Pain Management and Injury Recovery »

David Nelson, Ph.D. operates the Broken Bokken Dojo in Shawano, WI. Dr. Nelson holds a Ph.D. in Natural Health from the Clayton College of Natural Health and became lay-ordained in Soto Zen in 1992. Dr. Nelson conducts annual Zen and healing arts retreats for martial artists.

The greatest opponent a martial artist will face is pain. This pain might manifest itself in the form of a traumatic injury or in the chronic aches and pains that come with such a highly physical activity. Whether a martial artist can continue his practice may be determined by his ability to cope with injuries and to heal quickly. In Black Belt Healing, David Nelson uses both his training as a martial artist and his years of incorporating hypnotism as therapy for dealing with painful injuries into a how-to guide for martial artists.

Using the layout of a dojo as a metaphor for the workings of the mind, Nelson explains how hypnotism can help a martial artist deal effectively with chronic or severe pain and the weapons that are readily available to anyone for fighting the negative energies of pain. Black Belt Healing also provides a series of self-guided trances that will help the martial artist invoke their own healing abilities, allowing them to return to the dojo and continue to practice their chosen martial arts discipline.

Acknowledgements 7

Foreword 9

Introduction 11

Part 1

Chapter 1 The Paradox of Pain 19

Chapter 2 The Saimon-jutsu Solution 25

Chapter 3 What About Mary? 31

Chapter 4 Kokoro Kobe Dojo 35

Chapter 5 The Genkan 41

Chapter 6 Enter the Gate 47

Chapter 7 Your Mind's Dojo 53

Chapter 8 Pure Raw Potential 65

Chapter 9 Please Don't Feed the Bears! 71

Chapter 10 Barebones Zen 75

Part 2

Chapter 11 Anatomy of Hypnosis 83

Chapter 12 Getting Ready 89

Chapter 13 Bow In 95

Chapter 14 Mokuso 101

Chapter 15 Kengeki 105

Chapter 16 Bow Out 113

Chapter 17 The Debriefing 117

Part 3

Chapter 18 Mokuroku 123

Chapter 19 Weight Loss 147

Chapter 20 The Way Home 155

Appendix

A Keeping it Legal 157

B The Truth about Certification 159

C Resources and Recommended Reading 160