Your just standing around… maybe on a sidewalk somewhere… and it is time to use what you have learned… You’re ATTACKED! Your body flows into the SIGHT of the other persons technique, a block, a counterstrike, and it is over. You think to yourself, “What happened?”

It’s your INNATE (minds eye) that sees whats happening and allows for your defenseÛoffense to occur. If you allow your conscious mind to control your actionÛreaction it will already be to late. Don’t think, just relax and open your mind. That’s a good place to begin. Perhaps sometime down the line you may begin to not only open your mind but also your body.

For now this maybe enough for you to ponder. It takes time to be able to achieve this level of training because you must practice. Practice is one of the reasons why we are all here, Right? You may participate once or twice a week in a class, but sometimes that’s not enough and you become frustrated with your progress. Take a few minutes each day or every other day to practice physically and/or mentally through visualization techniques. Picture yourself working on certain aspects of your training. Concentrate on your interests or better yet how about your weaknesses. Force your weaknesses to make a 180° change and they will become stronger, something you can depend on. Good luck in your endeavors.

FEEL THIS:

It’s as if your INNATE causes the actionÛreaction by sensing and BLENDING with the Intention of your opponent or training partner. Re-read the second paragraph and remember; SIGHT is only one of your senses, “How many do you utilize?” Intention is important to understand: As I see it now, Intention can be defined as their unconscious or even conscious plan of action that will be directed towards you. Think about this for a while (how about a month) and we will discuss it in greater detail later.

OOus,

Dr. John S. Surie, Renshi