broomhilda000 Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 This is just something I say that seems to help me... In martial arts you may have idols like in anything, such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jet Li, Jackie Chan etc. etc. but you should not strive to become them you should try to become yourself and be the best you can be, falling short of them isn't a failure think of it as challenge to keep going, BUT NEVER TRY TO BE THEM. You may want to learn their style but don't try to imitate them. Be as a tranquil pool of water in the woods. Calm, collected, reflecting on its surface all that is around it. Make your own mind such a quiet mirror reflecting the mind of the opponent. Even as your partner's impulse to attack passes through his mind it should be reflected in you.The safest battle is the one that is never fought
cross Posted July 14, 2003 Posted July 14, 2003 Thats a very true statement and can also be said for instructors.. "Follow in their footsteps but dont become there feet"..
G95champ Posted July 14, 2003 Posted July 14, 2003 Well thats the same with any sport or art you do. None of us can be Barry Bonds, Marhsall Faulk, Garrth Brooks, or Harrison Ford but we can be the best we can be. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
CrazyAZNRocker Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Why would anyone want strive to be someone else? Don't you want to strive to be BETTER than everyone else?
Kirves Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Some people lack the confidence. They don't feel they have it in them to become something, except by imitation. So they imitate. And if it helps, then power to them. In psychology it is a known fact that if one imitates something (like happyness, or sadness) it may direct oneself to that direction. If you're sad, just by forcing yourself to laugh and smile, even by reading jokes or whatever, will usually eventually make you smile for real and vice versa. Another similar issue is the iris of the eye. If you're emotionally aroused, your iris is large. It works the other way around, if you make your iris large by force, you will be feeling emotional. This is the basis for "romantic lighting" and "candlelight dinner". So if you don't believe in your ability, imitate someone you believe in, try to feel as if you are identical to him. It works for some.
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