About getting discouraged
Today while practicing I got very upset at myself for my lack of being able to do it right, my Uke was younger than me, but I was the one "making a fool of myself" by fumbling around the technique. I know the priciples of leaving your ego behind, but actually doing that is hard. At the end of each class, sensei gives a small lecture on varying aikido topics. Today he told a story, of his training in Japan. It was like he read my mind, he talked about being discouraged and letting your ego's need to appear succesful take over, and forgetting to relax. This is something I will have to train myself in.
Thoughts, advice, questions?
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