Out of Body Experience for Training

[StrangeBacon]

Not sure where to put this, but i'll post here, feel free to move it if nessessary.

I read an article in an issue of Martial Arts Illustrated that i'd recently aquired off a friend, the article was about lucid dreaming and being able to train yourself to wake up inside the dream itself and consciously inhabit it.

The writer descibes using this state to create mental training areas where one can practice without the constraints of time or physical harm such as in mentally constructed street scenarios, or indeed just use them for entertainment, i mean who wouldnt want to mess about in a dream world being able to do anything your mind can create?

Anyway, im rambling, the point is i've never really read any of this in depth before and i've heard of out of body experiences from soldiers in wars and such but being able to create one at will seems rather advantageous.

The person described in the article was Dr Rory Mac Sweeney from Robert Devane's Irish Hitmen Squad, he's won european championships and world championships with 22 years MA experience and doctorates in genetics, he seems to know what he's talking about but i'd like to see your opinions on the subject.

The website specified in the article - http://www.wakeupinyourdreams.com/

Discuss

[bushido_man96]

Sounds interesting, but I don't know if I'd be sold on it. I can see where it would be great training tool; kind of like visualization in HD; but I wonder about the science behind it.

[sensei8]

Yeah, I'm with Brian on this one. For me, it's not the same as...Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

[StrangeBacon]

I agree with the above points about the science on the subject, i personally havent ever had an involentary lucid dream or even a night terror, i consider myself quite lucky in that respect

Be interesting to see if anyone else on the boards has had that "out of body experience" in the middle of a competition fight, not just that but things like time dilation have been reported too, most can be explained away by chemicals in the brain and the effect of adrenaline but it'd still be interesting to hear if anyone has experienced this.

[mr_obvious]

I'll read up on it. I can tell you, if I can get it to work, I'm sure not gonna be dreaming about Martial Arts, lol

[StrangeBacon]

I'll read up on it. I can tell you, if I can get it to work, I'm sure not gonna be dreaming about Martial Arts, lol

Oh thats a given

[Capt Jakk]

Sounds interesting, but I don't know if I'd be sold on it. I can see where it would be great training tool; kind of like visualization in HD; but I wonder about the science behind it.

The science behind lucid dreaming is pretty good. I remember it being discussed in college psychology classes. I dunno as a training tool though. Lucid dreaming can allow people to do the impossible in their dreams, like flying.