Since this is the first post, I will discuss the foundation of a fighter, his heart. This subject alone is a worth a million words, but I will only write about the necessary aspects. There are very few chances for a person to really see what they are made of in the average life. But when those moments arrive people will se who they really are.
A heart is like a home, who lives in there will dictate what kind of a fighter your will become. If fear lives in your heart then you cannot fight, or at least you cannot fight well. There is no shame in experiencing fear;however, there needs be discipline to act despite the fear in order to be effective. A coward will experience fear and freeze or avoid the confrontation, while the courageous one will continue to fight while feeling the same fear as the coward. The sensation of fear, can be overwhelming for the inexperienced but like new sensations, they become less intense over time.
Furthermore, there needs to be acceptance that pain, hard work, and sacrifice will be common part of this game. The pain I am referring to is not of injuries but rather of the wear of the tear that is necessary to break down and rebuild a man into fighter. The inner world of the fighter is far more important that than his external abilities and limits. This is because without courage, no movement is authentic and the fighter is less effective.
The only drill or practice with getting connected with your heart, is meditation. In that, you have to feel everything and not listen to the mind which is always looking for death around the corner. If you can listen to your heart, you may see something that will surprise you. As a fighter, or even a warrior, being in tune with the music of your heart is the only way you can win that belt or take that hill.
Moving on now, but I will come back to this topic later on.
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