Mar 28 2009
Fudoshin/Above the Fray
When you find yourself in a confrontation often you become your own worst enemy. You hesitate and have movements full of fear. This is deadly to a martial artist. If your heart is filled with fear, you can’t use the techniques that you have leaned.
Trust me when I say, if you hesitate things get worse. I won’t bore you with details online, but if you ask me over a pint or two I will let you know. When a fight breaks out lives are on the line, there is no time for you to doubt yourself. This leads us to fudoshin…
Fudo shin or the immovable heart is an important skill to learn. In the martial arts it is essential, but it will serve you well in life. Having a heart which can stay calm despite adversity will make you a much better martial artist, able to defend themselves and not lose your head. When you loose yourself to anger you loose track of your goals.
So in class as teachers and students, train fudoshin so that you will be ready for all sorts of situations in life. I may post some more on this when I am a bit more motivated.