learning to relax

[lexmark]

I will tell you how I have helped him improve.

It's just kind of hard to do that when you are punching air. For me anyway. But I did practice that some at home.

I did find that it's alot easier to do it slower. I think I've got the hang of it that way but in class when sensei counts off fast, it's alot harder to stay relaxed to that instant of contact. I'll get it one day though.

[yingampyang]

My sensei keeps telling me that I need to relax or I won't be able to do things correctly. I try but i find it difficult to do that. He says I should be relaxed in the technique, whatever it may be, until the point of impact and then tighten up. Like in Choku tsuki chudan for example. It's hard to wrap my head around doing that versus putting all your power into a punch from the start.

Any suggestions on how I can learn to relax so that I can perform each technique correctly?

Thanks

the only way to relax is to mediate , go ova the steps in your head , and see were you go wrong or were you need to relax. do this everyday for a week and you will see a huge difference in how you relax while doing a move.

[Zanshin]

My sensei keeps telling me that I need to relax or I won't be able to do things correctly. I try but i find it difficult to do that. He says I should be relaxed in the technique, whatever it may be, until the point of impact and then tighten up. Like in Choku tsuki chudan for example. It's hard to wrap my head around doing that versus putting all your power into a punch from the start.

Any suggestions on how I can learn to relax so that I can perform each technique correctly?

Thanks

the only way to relax is to mediate , go ova the steps in your head , and see were you go wrong or were you need to relax. do this everyday for a week and you will see a huge difference in how you relax while doing a move.

The trouble is, there are very few instructors out there that can teach you that skill. Mokuso is an art in itself and very hard to do to the extent where it is of benefit.

[yingampyang]

yes that is true , but if he learns to train his mind aswell as his body it shouldn't be a problem. You carn't run a car to the best of its ability without an engine.

[bushido_man96]

the only way to relax is to mediate , go ova the steps in your head , and see were you go wrong or were you need to relax. do this everyday for a week and you will see a huge difference in how you relax while doing a move.

I don't agree that meditating is the only way to relax. Different things work well for different people. Meditation can be relaxing, for sure. I just think it is not the only way.

[yingampyang]

That is true there are other ways , but i find that with me and my students mediation is the superior way.

[battousai16]

one thing i find helpful is to relax before i go to class. drink some water, read a book, listen to some music you enjoy. it puts me in a smiley mood when i go to train, which puts everyone else in a smiley mood, and it's much easier to stay smooth and relaxed. more than anything, it simply takes practice. it's easier for some people than it is for others.