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SeiserL · 03-01-2005, 08:54 AM

IMHO, fear is a mental fantasy about a negative outcome. Fear is a choice. Ask the student if they want to stay afraid. If they do, there is nothing you can do. If they don't, go back to basics (relax and breath), mentally rehearse a positive experience, and have them focus or distract the mind on anything else (sing, whistle, or humming is good and is processed by the other hemisphere of the brain).

03-01-2005, 08:54 AM	#6
SeiserL Dojo: Roswell Budokan, Kyushinkan Dojo, Aikido World Alliance Location: Roswell, GA USA Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 3,577 Offline	Re: A sudden fear of the floor IMHO, fear is a mental fantasy about a negative outcome. Fear is a choice. Ask the student if they want to stay afraid. If they do, there is nothing you can do. If they don't, go back to basics (relax and breath), mentally rehearse a positive experience, and have them focus or distract the mind on anything else (sing, whistle, or humming is good and is processed by the other hemisphere of the brain).
	Lynn Seiser PhD Yondan Aikido & FMA/JKD We do not rise to the level of our expectations, but fall to the level of our training. Train well. KWATZ!