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The Economist this week issued an article posing possible reasons for gender differences in cognitive abilities: stemming from the requirement of hunting and gathering skills to social development. They state “One possible explanation is that in the time of hunting and gathering skills were required: men spent time away from camp, tracking animals and fighting off intruders, and women needed social skills to bring up children….The latest research suggests living standards and access to education probably bear more responsibility for cognitive disparity between men and women than genes, nursery colours or the ability to catch a ball.” The Economist Hold a minute! Don’t stop throwing and catching balls just yet. We know that cognitive abilities can be altered and increased through physical movement, repetition training and in particular the development, strengthening and refinement of fine and gross motor skills. Cortical activity has a direct relationship to experiences in moto...

At Five Rings Training when we refer to the human body we refer to the collective body of mind, body, energy, soul which make up the human system. The physical body is the vehicle for the soul Energy binds the body to the soul If you imagine the energetic realm as one of communication for the functioning of the human system then we understand we want to keep this realm clear of blocks, interference and obstacles and increase the quality and capacity of our communications wherever possible. What we often see is this realm is in fact blocked, static, weak or suffering interference and the human (the owner) isn’t aware of it. So, the individual can be training physically and studying mentally but not paying any attention to one of the most vital components of their own system: the energetic system, their glue, between their body and their soul. The internal environment affects the external one The result can be the experiencing of frustrating health problems, limitations p...