tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721299157087470564.post6195153993986873033..comments2023-10-17T09:08:52.174-05:00Comments on A Martial Arts Passion: "Stop Thinking and Just Let Your Training Take Over"Arielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721004933324045365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721299157087470564.post-40728483499280519402010-10-08T19:44:25.687-05:002010-10-08T19:44:25.687-05:00Thanks for all of the support Felicia and Sue! It&...Thanks for all of the support Felicia and Sue! It's nice to know that I'm not the only one dealing with an overly analytical mind.Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879451113943978181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721299157087470564.post-54665134532931549422010-09-23T04:18:52.721-05:002010-09-23T04:18:52.721-05:00'Don't think, just do' - so easy to sa...'Don't think, just do' - so easy to say, so hard to do! I suffer from the same problem, as do most people in the first few years of training. I think the ability to switch off the mind and just react takes a LOT of training and requires deep internalisation of techniques. I'm sure we'll all achieve it in the end if we train hard enough. Don't beat yourself up about it, you're in a perfectly normal stage of training.Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721299157087470564.post-91097335344232793912010-09-22T22:00:57.474-05:002010-09-22T22:00:57.474-05:00Too funny, Ariel - because I think you and I must ...Too funny, Ariel - because I think you and I must be long-lost twins! Did I ever tell you my nick name in the dojo is "Neo" - as in the character from "The Matrix"? I got it when my sensei simply got tired of saying "Don't think, just do!" and started saying "Just take the Red pill, Neo" because I also tend to over-analyze things. One of my training partners even cut a cartoon that ran in a local paper that says "He who considers too much will perform too little." It is taped to my laptop as I type...<br /><br />I say all that to let you know you aren't alone. Hard to turn the old brain off, isn't it? Feeling your pain, girl!Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.com