The egg? The chicken? Physical? Mental? Which comes first? Do they need to come first vs. second? Our brains want things simplified, at least for the learning stages. Our brains can and do compile, coalesce and merge things out of the atomistic and into the holistic. The question has been on my mind these last few days and I have come to the conclusion that it is best for a novice to the martial arts to gain a solid mental foundation before even seeking out a dojo, a Sensei and by natural selections the dojo mates they will train and practice with as they follow this path of the empty hand.
The mental foundation must be poured mentally with the academia knowledge. The physical foundation is built on it along with building or reinforcing the mental through both the mental-physical-mental training/practice.
I feel strongly that a lot of research, study and encoding of data must precede the continuing mental-physical of martial systems practice and training. The brain, the mind must have source material to work with or it freezes. The goal is to let instinct and reflex drive the action by the mental-physical training to encode this in our brains.
It seems in a descriptive format like this post an easy road to follow but it is the most difficult. Maybe this is circumvented by its complexities and difficulties making it a daunting endeavor long before the also daunting physical requirements.
Something to consider when you take up the sword - metaphorically speaking, maybe!
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