The Value of Self-Reflection
Self-reflection drives your “current” self to grow into your “ideal” self—the martial artist you aspire to be.
Self-reflection drives your “current” self to grow into your “ideal” self—the martial artist you aspire to be.
You need to train smarter, not harder sometimes, until you are physically able to continue. As we advance in physical age, our technique changes again as we can no longer move as fast, dip as low, or move as smooth. Sometimes, we have to train through injury.
Now it’s time to embrace another culture as thousands of Syrian refugees spend their first holiday season in Canada. We are, or were, all emigrants sometime in the past. Don’t fear change; embrace it for that’s what makes us strong.
So, if you’re intention is to test in the May grading it’s time to step up to the plate and formally declare your intentions. Once you do, flip that internal switch to “training mode”; train hard, train smart, and feel good about your grading.