Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world.
-Archimedes

Give an activist enough energy and a platform on which to stand and they will change the world.
-Shifu Ed

What if activism was essentially a movement of energy? What if social and personal change was as well? What if it was a matter separate from philosophy, psychology, religion or education? What if all these are manifestations of how energy flows through them? The Chinese believed this. The movement of energy through humanity and nature formed the groundwork of their theories of medicine, martial arts and human relations.

The activist is an agent and leader of change and their workspace is found in those places in life or around those people who are at times resistant to change. The costly pattern of non-change is the status quo. It is a prison of comfort that impedes evolution to a more efficient and effective pattern.

Whatever the perceived cause of non-change, the activist  is called upon to use their energy to catalyze and manifest a change in the targeted system or pattern.

Energy: the capacity to do work or cause change.

There can be no work or power or change without energy. Recently, my friend Pete told me about the drills they use at his job and how they burn-out quickly under the demanding workload. He then told me about a friend of his who makes extra money repairing the burnt-out drills. His friend told him the drill motors are capable of meeting the workload, but they burn out because they are not getting enough energy (amps). Without ample energy, the motors burn themselves out in the effort to satisfy the work demand, however if they had a bigger amp power cord and they would work fine. It merely is a matter of increasing the amps (energy) to the motor so the drill can powerfully do its work.

Similarly with individuals seeking to create change (activists), increase their energy and they are empowered to do more work and create more change., WITHOUT BURNOUT. 

Work: exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something.

There is no mention of energy in the definition of work. If you increase the work demand but do not increase the energy, the activist—like the drill—will burn out.

What if the process of activism was expanded to include a process wherein a person, the activist, brought energy to a place where there was too little energy to evolve into a higher state of functioning?

In The Fire Mountain School of Chinese Martial Arts and Energy Fitness Training, this is the purpose and method of training. What we call a master in our lineage is an energy activist. We study the laws of energy and power and human nature so that we can intentionally extend beyond resistance to inspire change.

We use our training to clarify our body, mind and spirit to build and use energy efficiently. If we need something done, we send energy first (Yi) and then we move to create change and do work, while being aware of our energy. When done correctly, we accomplish the task with a surplus of energy.

It may sound strange to value energy in this manner, but you practice a form of this with your phone or car.

If to empower is to give power and power is defined as work done, or energy transferred, per unit of time, then to empower the activist is to teach them how to efficiently build energy and focus it into the power to create change and avoid burnout from stress.  

To empower the activist is to teach them how to efficiently build energy and focus it into the power to create change and avoid burnout from stress.

To empower the student is to give them Energy Fitness and belief in their ability to efficiently work toward manifesting their vision of a better world or a way of being.

Activists come in many unique forms involved in many unique fights.
They share common traits:

1. They Care.
2. They speak up and they act in defense of what they care about.
3. They seek to bring change.
4. They act in opposition to the status quo., entropy, and the right to harm.
5. They deal with conflict and in this way, they are warriors. 

We want you to have all the energy you need to stay healthy, not burnout, and win. 

Respond to this post so we can assist you in your fight! 

Truly
-Shifu Ed