Happy New Year!! What kind of year do you want this year to be for you? It’s important to clarify your goals, not just for new year’s resolutions or this year’s goals. If you know where you want to go, you’ll know what to do now, and as you work […]
Mindset
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“When you have this idea of “Human Growth,” your outlook on life changes.“ When we have dreams and goals and work hard to achieve them, we find joy and meaning in life. However, as soon as we start working hard to achieve them, various “Adversities” inevitably appear in front of […]
“All SAW students must know the meaning of this term coined by Shihan Aso. 必技極 Hitsu Gi Kyoku” That means “Be sure to complete your technique”. When you are young and still just learning, or still competing, “Be sure to finish by your technique”. Don’t try to win by points, […]
“In nature, everything has rhythm up and down, come and go, like waves on a beach.” This is having rest time which includes sleeping, relaxing, and refreshing, etc. After using our body or brain for work, study, training etc, we always need to recover to get more energy and power. […]
“We need to be healthy and energetic all the time to enjoy our dynamic and exciting life!!” If you are getting sick all the time, or always feeling tired and want to be more powerful and energetic, or even if you feel not motivated to do anything at the moment […]
“If we always try to do the right things and keep making an effort to improve ourselves, we can slowly start affecting people around us too.” I think that everyone had some heroes and some idols who inspired you once in life. You got power and motivation by watching them. […]
I got three more things to energise and reduce our stresses easily and quickly. They are very simple and still don’t cost anything. “Head up, back straight, and posture up” A lot of research has been done about the relationship between stress and posture. If we put our head up, […]
“When you feel like you have not much energy, or are stressed from something, you should try these three things, instead of relying on having coffee or energy drinks. These are very easy and don’t cost anything.” “Deep Breathing” Take ten deep breaths whenever you need to energise quickly or […]
“If you wish to control your opponent, you must first control yourself” Musashi Miyamoto Have you been able to control your own mind and body? When you try to move your body, does it move how you want it to? When you want to make certain movements, is your body […]
“If they don’t grow a strong base first, even if they grow big and high, they will break and fall down.” In Martial Arts, we often use an allegory with bamboo tree’s growing as our improvement. Some bamboo trees don’t grow much or not at all for the first four years. […]