I have the deepest respect for anyone
who will sacrifice creature comforts for physical training.
Anyone who is willing to leave their families and friends, get off their ass and do 1,000 strikes on a makiwara, take 1,000 break falls, execute 1,000 sword cuts has a will and a drive that should be respected.
The same holds true for the marathon runner or the crossfit trainer who gets up a 5am to prepare. Leaving a warm bed for the chill of the morning air is a quality I want in anyone on my team.
This goes way beyond getting out of your comfort zone.
It's about pushing yourself to limits you never thought you had. It's getting to the point where you think you can't take another step but you manage to move your foot. When you're at this point, you've reached an amazing place few people have ever known.
We call this "Meeting the Devil".
This is when you become betrayed by your body. This is when you get so fatigued that your body begins to purge itself and you it literally betrays you.
There's a great saying "Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All."
No matter how tough you are you have a point where you will be too tired to care. To tired to care about anything, even your own life.
Anyone who is willing to leave their families and friends, get off their ass and do 1,000 strikes on a makiwara, take 1,000 break falls, execute 1,000 sword cuts has a will and a drive that should be respected.
The same holds true for the marathon runner or the crossfit trainer who gets up a 5am to prepare. Leaving a warm bed for the chill of the morning air is a quality I want in anyone on my team.
This goes way beyond getting out of your comfort zone.
It's about pushing yourself to limits you never thought you had. It's getting to the point where you think you can't take another step but you manage to move your foot. When you're at this point, you've reached an amazing place few people have ever known.
We call this "Meeting the Devil".
This is when you become betrayed by your body. This is when you get so fatigued that your body begins to purge itself and you it literally betrays you.
There's a great saying "Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All."
No matter how tough you are you have a point where you will be too tired to care. To tired to care about anything, even your own life.
No matter how big, how strong, how many
techniques you know or how many weapons you have at your disposal,
there is a point where you will be rendered USELESS. There is a point
where you will be a push over.
In the real world you need to avoid
getting to this point.
This means you must accomplish your
goal as fast as possible. And while you may be able to run a great
distance and lift a lot of weight or spar for hours on end, when that
HOT SHOT of adrenaline hits your veins it will literally suck the
energy right out of you. Because there is a HUGE difference between
fighting in the ring and fighting for your life.
When you fight for your life, seconds
feel like hours and minutes feel like days.
You need to do is end any situation as
fast as possible, before you "Meet the Devil". Because once
the devil shows up, you're done like dinner.
Remember, the mind controls the body
and your body will betray you. Don't give your body a chance to let
you down.
Strike first, strike fast - repeat as
needed.
No B.S. just...
Train Honestly,
Damien Ross
Damien Ross
