Break Free of Addiction with Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts

Break Free of Addiction with Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts

Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Center

220 Newbury St

Peabody MA 01960

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(978) 535-7878

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info@brucemccorrys.com

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www.brucemccorrys.com

Martial arts was already the buzzword in 2011, when Robert Downey Jr.’s martial art trainer Eric Oram spoke up about how the actor broke free of drugs with the help of martial arts. At least since the turn of the century, experts from fields like medicine, psychotherapy and rehabilitation have explored the role of martial arts in fighting addictions. It is widely agreed that breaking out of an addiction is not an overnight miracle. But if anything can be effective, on addictive behaviors without causing side-effects, even though gradually, it is said to be martial arts.

The Addiction Loop: The Need to Break the Addictive Cycle

Addictions are many. The chances of kids to be addicted to social media, technology, video games and the internet are more. Whereas for teenagers and adults, the range of addiction is wider and it could include alcohol, drugs, smoking, other forms of substance abuse, sex, porn or much more. People could even be addicted to wrong eating patterns and life habits. Age is just a blurry line, and when it comes to addiction, the patterns are unbelievably same irrespective of age or nature of addiction.

The psychological pattern of addition goes like a cycle. It involves an irresistible urge to engage in the addictive behavior, leading the victim to finally do what they feel like. Once done, the irresistible urge gives way to guilt and self-blame. This repeats in a loop, almost as if two warring voices exist within one person. One can break free of addiction only if this loop is broken.

Martial Arts Therapy to Fight Addiction: The Bruce McCorry’s Model

Martial arts is recently hailed as a much better alternative to conventional addiction therapies. Conventional methods like medicines are bound to have side effects. Counselling and group therapies may not work if you are reluctant to open up or weak-willed to cope up. Martial arts, one the other hand, starts working with the one factor that can break every addiction loop, that is will-power. Martial art helps an addict to be stronger of mind and clear of purpose. This helps victims to be aware of consequences when they feel the addictive lure and to use their courage to win the battle.  

This is the core of martial arts therapy, but martial art has many additional ways of helping to break addiction. The combination of activities that are part of a complete martial arts program like the one at Bruce McCorry’s Academy is a typical example. At Bruce McCorry’s, martial arts is not just about cultivating will-power. Bruce McCorry’s martial art includes stress-busting methods that will help to reduce the emotional and mental stress resulting from trying to fight addiction. The right blend of physical activities and meditation is another useful aspect. Exercise will help an addict’s body to fight the withdrawal symptoms. Meditation on the other hand, will reinforce will-power and clarity of purpose.

Martial art therapy for addiction does not have the damaging side-effects that medication has. Unlike counselling therapy, martial art comes to your personal aid at the right moment when you need it - namely when you feel the addictive pull building up inside. It is better than group therapies, because martial arts emphasizes the need and significance your individual battle, helps to set personal goals, and reclaim your own life, which no one else can do. Say yes to life with Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts.