Training

[mclauchlan]

From my experience, It takes a while for students to adopt the martial arts way of life.

Once they begin to think and act like martial artists the technical ability follows.

In contrast there are many students that practise and learn the techniques, practise at home and become competent, only to quit after a year or two.

[ninjanurse]

So true.

[Adonis]

On a side note I think outside the new students that find out its work or whatever reason and quit,

There are also those who find quick progress and then plataou (sp?) off they look for the same quick results, but at a certain point progress become tapers off in yards, down to feet, down into inches and less.

So basically what I am saying is alot of schools/gyms/dojo's cover The conditioning, and technical aspects very well of their art, however going into the mental aspects is often in my opinion neglected. Like how to deal with expectations of quick progess that slows down from yard to inches, and how to find the joy in the inch you learned. As your improving, how to deal with mental battles of not training and staying home and watching tv instead, and how to not have that debate in your head and to over come that mental road black and just go to class. (as often then not the class turns out so much fun and you feel better afterwards then if you didn't go)

So basically maybe news letter or a quick lesson towards the end of classes on mental aspects and how to deal with them maybe of great use to the students.

There is many subjects that can be covered.

1. 1% rule, how just training a form or specific move and drills a few times a day you can see results in your training quicker then if you didn't do anything outisde the gym. (as some one mentinoed earlier assining home work would be great. Just keep it to a little bit of trianing I am thinking 5 minutes or less, so they don't feel overwhelmed looking for time to do it. Plus if they want to do more they can.

2. Making drills and plans to overcome mistakes, failures in training and in competion so you can make them strengths (Turning failure into success)

3. Dealing with the negative mental side (where part of you wants to not train and be lazy and the other part knows you should train) Tips to over come it and push your self into training.

4. Dealing with Injury's and when to train (a little bit) During recovery or post recovery and when not to train and let the body heal up. How to over come the mental hurdles of injury and how it can keep you from from training becomes of fear.

5. Dealing with perception of self in comparison of others (age, physical attributes & limitations ect....) where others maybe pick up moves or progress faster and quicker promotions and how to deal with that and focus on your own training.

and there are many more, but I think some students need instruction on dealing with the highs and lows of the mental side of training in the martial arts that has gotten many before and they end up quiting before the discover or gain results of training in the martial arts.

Just my opinion and food for thought.

[Adonis]

I say all that above because we all have are ups and downs, so I discovered sort of by accident a good mental training coach for particular art I do and I have gain alot of perspective and mental focus to help to over come some of the mental road black or mental battles I have had through the martial arts.

[Jay]

On the other hand there is the point that some want to train more but can't because of time or money contraints. I am one such person. I would train every hour of every day if I was allowed to.

[bushido_man96]

On the other hand there is the point that some want to train more but can't because of time or money contraints. I am one such person. I would train every hour of every day if I was allowed to.

You can always train in your head. When I'm not physically training, I think about things quite a bit, and then when I do train, I let those things come out.