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**pE71J5Sw** · 01-17-2006, 03:58 AM

I've read several books, and each one mentioned the maxim "You must first defeat yourself before you can defeat an opponent." Well, I began my 3rd month of training on Jan 7th, and this past Saturday it hit me. Everything was going along smoothly, but when we began kirikaeshi it all fell apart.

I began waaaay too fast, and completely screwed up... lost count, missed my target, etc. Next round, I over-thought the process and again lost rhythym. Last round, I was so out-of-sync, I mis-stepped and almost fell down. Funny thing is, it also happened to 3 of my fellow students.

Just wanted to share.

01-17-2006, 03:58 AM	#1
pE71J5Sw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	Now I understand... I've read several books, and each one mentioned the maxim "You must first defeat yourself before you can defeat an opponent." Well, I began my 3rd month of training on Jan 7th, and this past Saturday it hit me. Everything was going along smoothly, but when we began kirikaeshi it all fell apart. I began waaaay too fast, and completely screwed up... lost count, missed my target, etc. Next round, I over-thought the process and again lost rhythym. Last round, I was so out-of-sync, I mis-stepped and almost fell down. Funny thing is, it also happened to 3 of my fellow students. Just wanted to share.
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