A lot of people imitate moves within a traditional form and practice that over and over again for many years but when they look back, they wonder why they have not been improving much for a while. Repetition yield results
Mental aspect
For most people from outside the martial arts circle, the mental aspect refers to confidence, discipline, perseverence, dedication, focus, respect, etc. Yes, you do get all that through training, pushing your body to its limits, knowing and trusting your body,
Basic form – how did I get here?
If you are still struggling with the basic form, you are not alone. Your responses to last week’s blog got me to think, how did I get here? In the old days, learning the basic form is like a ritual.
Memorizing the form
Everyone memorize things at different speed using different means. I have talked about this topic in the past. In the martialgym for seniors class, the participants are often challenged with remembering what they have learnt. Therefore, I don’t even attempt