Thoughts on "training"

I should try to reach a point where training is life, where I train regardless of where I am, what the circumstances are, what emotional state I am in or physical state for that matter. There is a misconception that training is sub-standard to the reality of the actual deed. That can be no further from the truth. I must act from my training, so I must train the reality of my actions. In other words, there must be no separation between my idea of practice, training and reality. This applies most to my mind set, how I focus myself. In all honesty motivation and dedication should be of no consequence. If I accept it as my desire they become irrelevant. How much mores so do I have to be dedicated than professional athletes. They often have the added incentive of being paid to perform well. What more incentive do I need than to strive to reach that goal, my ideal perfection in form.

Training is one good cut in a thousand, training that feeling and improving the odds. It is finding efficiency in movement, eliminating tenseness in muscles and finding shortcuts between two actions. It is building muscle and strengthening tendons with a single goal to aiding the cut. It is building connections between muscles, learning which aide and which hinder the generation of power and speed. It is feeling the center of balance, that point from which any move may be branched off. Training is not training, knowing how to relax the body and the mind, relieve the strain.