As anyone who has ever talked to me about martial arts and kobudo will know my mantra is always the same; flow like water, be sensitive, feel more and work with the forces around you for best results. That’s all very well but is that really how we progress in any discipline? Do we just sit down, meditate, use feeling and the whole training process will happen by itself? Of course not!

Not Plain Sailing

Let’s get something straight. There is no such thing as plain sailing in the pursuit of excellence, regardless of the discipline. Hard work is always necessary. For example, I was trawling the internet recently for snack foods that would make me feel full without putting the pounds on. The first article I came across declared that while some foods are better than others, we need to accept that if we are serious about changing our eating habits to lose weight we have to accept some feelings of hunger will be necessary. I’m not a food expert so I am not getting into a debate about how accurate that particular author’s point of view is – but it is certainly true with most things that ‘you get out what you put in’. Hard work and effort bring the best results. Continue Reading →

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