A few weeks ago, I decided to start martial arts training.
Big deal, is it?
Ok, the most important thing is that at the age of 44, my body doesn't work as I used to. The unfortunate truth is that my body is not lucky at any age when it comes to physical skills. Previous martial arts pursuits resulted in damage to the shoulders and tearing of the groin muscles.
I am a desktop jockey, not a warrior.
But here, I am 44 years old, flirting with the middle-aged person and signing up for a martial arts class. [Sayoc Kali, if you must know. This is the fighting style in the movie "Hunter." When I see the battle scene, I am stuck on the screen. This is something I have to learn!]
According to what I have been doing with a knowledgeable friend, this time I did something different. I am trying to keep the minds of beginners and maintain self-control changes. I tried not to over-examine the exercises and techniques, just "appear and do a good job."
My research and experience in augmenting awareness and accelerating learning have shown that when the brain is in an alpha state, the best learning takes place. Learning to access and maintain this state during physical activity can be a challenge, but it is possible.
This is what I am doing: during class, I am "heart breathing."
I have two other variants, but they are small and have no real purpose, except to help me not drive to other people who are unfortunate enough to be with me.
This gave me 35 minutes of heart breathing. Once I am in class, I will focus as much as possible on my breathing, but I am still trying to get into the habit.
When I was instructed, when I was doing something, I would try to focus on "wide-angle vision." This is the focus used in PhotoReading [PhotoFocus], Tracking ["Splash Vision"], and was also discussed in Musashi's 5 Ring Book.
I am surprised by the results!
In my life, I first gained physical skills easily. Anyway, I am not a child prodigy, but if you think about the way these things are usually right for me, it would be amazing.
* I can stay relaxed and relaxed throughout the course.
* I can quickly learn and keep exercises and movements.
* I have very little pain in class or after class.
Sayoc Kali is quite strong, because I am easily bruised, so I am worried about it, especially when I see a row of bruises on the instructor's arm. But so far, the only bruise is from the tip of the knife passing a block and hitting my rib. But it disappeared within a few days, not two weeks that I thought was "normal."
The biggest challenge I faced was my self - the results were so abnormal that my self jumped there and there were all kinds of beats on my back. I must always remind him to go back and make sure I breathe normally.
This is my theory: 30 minutes of heart breathing before class makes me fall into alpha, and the combination of breathing and wide-angle vision in the classroom helps keep me in the alpha state of most classes.
What does this have to do with the idea of expansion? simple. The alpha state is the key to raising awareness. When you are in this state, you will do your best. You can enter it intuitively. You will notice more. You learn faster. And you respond faster to the stimuli that enter. Essentially, you are experiencing one aspect of extended thinking.
In the martial arts example, the learning process is easier for me because I struggle to maintain the alpha state. By establishing habits at the beginning, I bypassed some "frustrations for beginners" and wanted to build a foundation to be more effective as physical skills progressed.
You can learn more about heart breathing and extended thinking at http://www.TheExtendedMind.com
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