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j_v_lynchGentle Readers,
Tonight I am doing my test for 4th Kyu. I was nervous on Monday when I had trouble with a couple of the techniques, but we went through them all again this morning and I managed to remember everything. I'm sure there are little things I will miss and that's ok. I just need to remember to do the gross movements and do them slowly enough to think.
I don't need to be fast, I need to be precise and keep moving. I need to keep the flow going.
One of the most useful things I've done with this is strongly practice my visualization techniques. Being able to sit on the bus and go through many repetitions of each action has done wonders for how my actual executions of the motions work. I think it's been at least as valuable as the actual physical practice.
For example on friday I finally understood what Sensei K was trying to explain to me about footwork and by monday I was able to encorporate that effectively into the technique. Likewise I was having trouble with one technique on monday, continuously getting the hands wrong and today thanks to the mental repetition I had no problems with it.
For now, I need to remember to breathe. As long as I keep breathing, everything will work out fine.
Tonight I am doing my test for 4th Kyu. I was nervous on Monday when I had trouble with a couple of the techniques, but we went through them all again this morning and I managed to remember everything. I'm sure there are little things I will miss and that's ok. I just need to remember to do the gross movements and do them slowly enough to think.
I don't need to be fast, I need to be precise and keep moving. I need to keep the flow going.
One of the most useful things I've done with this is strongly practice my visualization techniques. Being able to sit on the bus and go through many repetitions of each action has done wonders for how my actual executions of the motions work. I think it's been at least as valuable as the actual physical practice.
For example on friday I finally understood what Sensei K was trying to explain to me about footwork and by monday I was able to encorporate that effectively into the technique. Likewise I was having trouble with one technique on monday, continuously getting the hands wrong and today thanks to the mental repetition I had no problems with it.
For now, I need to remember to breathe. As long as I keep breathing, everything will work out fine.
