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I’ve recently become more aware of a "helpful" person in my classes. This person is so helpful they want to make sure that their partner never fails, never feels bad, and is successful in all that they do.
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Ideally every lunge, every cut, parry you perform on your dominant side you would echo on your non-dominant side. This not only leads to a more physically pleasing physique, one where you don’t have a massive shoulder on one side, butt cheek on the other, but also to a healthier and higher performing body.
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Slow practice and fencing does not prepare you for combat. The truest test of martial combat exists without self-imposed limitations on speed.
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Often when we start into something new, we’re eager to get past that first awkward and potentially embarrassing stage and get onto looking like a badass as quickly as possible.
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Perfection is the enemy of a healthy training mindset. Not simply the pursuit of it but more dangerously the achievement of it. There’s no ‘up' from perfection, only the stagnating and psychologically draining task of trying to maintain it.
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This week we’ll examine some useful tools to help alleviate stress during combat training and get us on the path to sound tactical responsiveness.
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My student's flight response has been engaged. She is reacting, not responding. She knows what she wants to do but every time the particular stimulus comes her body leaps to its most conditioned panic response.
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Remember back to the beginning of March, oh so many weeks ago, when we could stand close enough to one another to cross swords, or tap feet and elbows in greeting. All the way back on the weekend of March 6–8 we hosted 25 instructors and over 100 students from around the world to an amazing inter-cultural martial arts event.
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The more secrets under your belt, the easier it is to stay on top. But this is a limited view that keeps you from truly expanding your ability as a martial artist.
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Be mindful about how you use your energy. Be efficient about your movements. Only do what you need to do and remember that distance between you and your opponent is your friend.
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