One Piece of Rice Paper

Instant gratification permeates all aspects of our culture, but that is not the way of the dojo and training. When we are given time to train on our worst technique, that’s what we should do. It is singular focus. Last week I posed this approach to my students and I received varying responses. One learner ran through Inyoshintai, and then followed with Ryuto, another worked on Shohato, one worked on three techniques repeating them 1, 2, 3 again and again, and another learner still ran through several techniques. Only one managed to follow instruction. Technique is singular, and to work on one technique for the time given follows the wisdom: “I do not fear the man who has practiced 10,000 techniques, but the man who has practiced one technique 10,000 times.” Keep training!