During my testing on Monday night, Sifu Freitag made an interesting comment that really resonating with me. She told me that I have a high level of intensity (which is good) but I need to relax and calm my mind. Now I can't remember if these were her exact words, but that gist of what she told me.
Now why did that resonate so loudly with me? Well I can tell you that I have a very active mind. I tend to analyze everything all the time. I have a difficult time "calming" my mind and truly relaxing. I don't know why this is but I do know that this is how I have always been. Now the older I get and the more that I train, the more that I realize that I can control (to a certain extent right now, work in progress) how active my mind is. I have found that my Kung Fu training has helped me to realize and me more mindful of this. I find that my breathing has a direct result n my mental state. I find more and that when my mind is buzzing away, I take time to slow my breathing, take control of my heart rate and calm myself as much as I can.
The next evolution in my training not only as a martial artist but as a human being is to try and live in the moment. I am going to work toward taking time for some mental rest every day. I am going to find time to calm my mind and really take the time to live in the moment. My realization over the past three years of training has been just how important true mental health and well being is. My journey in Kung Fu has become more than just learning how to punch and kick, but rather it is a way of living my life as a Kung Fu martial artist.
Mr. Repay
Student of Silent River Kung Fu
meditating works really well to help settle the mind and I think that you can also learn some ways to calm down in high stress situations. I am also learning how to do this and it is challenging. I urge you to keep trying as it is well worth getting control of an active brain.
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