Martial Arts - Mental Attitude

How's your mental attitude? Has martial artsdisappointments comes with martial arts training.
helped train your mind? Someone cuts you off inMartial Arts Strength of Mind
traffic. Yes, it's another one of those unsafeApproach your martial-arts training as if it's
cellphone drivers. Then, at work, someone spills ateaching you to have a stronger mind with a
little coffee on your papers. By accident.positive mental attitude (sorry, if that sounds
Back in the car, you notice that your son leftcorny): When training starts, all the cares of the
gum stuck to the upholstery in back. All the littleoutside world are left behind. You focus on training
frustrations in life. But is any of this really worth-- not on the argument you had with someone
getting upset over?outside of class.
No.Martial Arts acts as your oasis -- your buffer.
Not in the scheme of life on this planet. It'sI am not saying to avoid getting mad. Anger is a
unfortunate that 'crud' befalls us all. So, you getnecessary part of life. A disciplined mind has no
dumped on from time to time. Don't let thatproblem compartmentalizing the anger. It doesn't
affect your overall mood. Maybe comment on theseep over into other areas of your life. And if
problem; get immersed in fixing the problem; evensomeone angers you during class, it doesn't have
whine during the analysis of the problem, if youto ruin your whole lesson. Deal with it, then drop
must -- but as soon as a course of action isit. Move on.
determined, whining stops.Never be weak enough to allow the one
And even if you are disappointed about any ofoccurrence to infect your mood for the rest of
the vicissitudes of life, this doesn't change yourthe class period.
activities and behavior -- how you practice martialBe strong.
arts, treat your family, or deal with any otherIt's easy, once you decide this is how you always
problem, project, or unexpected occurrence.behave.
This kind of separation, of calm reaction to