Steve, Your ideas resonate strongly with my thinking and blending of martial arts practice with Ericksonian hypnotherapy. There's a nice article several years back that may be of interest to you, if you haven't yet come across it:
"Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, and Aikido" by Rod Windle and Michael Samko;Amer J of Clin Hypnosis, v.34, 4, 261-270,