Knowing Your Weak Point

I’ve just read an interesting post on Chiron about the three important elements of martial art practice: the physical ability or conditioning; technical skill; and the whole mental/spiritual component- the attitude. Read the full post here.

Anyway I started thinking about my strengths and weaknesses on all three and realized that I have two major weak points that are not limited to the division that was suggested above, in fact it is one basic weakness I panic.

It works for stopping practice when I think I’m over stretching myself, or to discontinue a mediation routine even after long periods because things are starting to be too intense. It works with forgetting the right movements when the pressure is to intense for me and it works with the attitude. I panic and I lose the focus and balance that I’m supposed to have.

In my defense I can say that I always calm down and start again but sometimes the time or the situation lost are important ones.

I really thank god my teachers and the meditation practices that enabled me to cope now much better than I used too. This is still my weakness but I’m making progress on not losing balance and when I do to return to the center much sooner.