tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post766559694999096054..comments2024-03-26T04:43:26.948-07:00Comments on The Business/Judo of Life: Can "Will to Win" Make Up for Training? Dr. AnnMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-5894609125243438472013-06-15T04:09:29.009-07:002013-06-15T04:09:29.009-07:00"What I do believe and I have plenty of exper..."What I do believe and I have plenty of experience to bear it out, is that mental conditioning PLUS physical conditioning is better than mental conditioning alone." There can be no denying that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-28954993941187009662013-06-14T22:00:58.113-07:002013-06-14T22:00:58.113-07:00Thane Yost put this succinctly "The will to w...Thane Yost put this succinctly "The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare." <br />It is a great point that some athletes seem to think doesn't apply to them, special snowflakes that they are.<br /><br />Love the blog. Inspired me to start training judo.J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01178470833734845831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-42380572315481160162013-06-14T21:36:59.937-07:002013-06-14T21:36:59.937-07:00Oh, and by the way, I absolutely agree with you. ...Oh, and by the way, I absolutely agree with you. Just because I THINK about playing guitar as good as E. Van Halen or Keith Richards, doesn't mean I'm going to. You can't really develop the correct muscle memory hands and fingers need just by thinking about it. Ya gotta press some strings!<br />Stonewall Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693251096592734083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-44957500761138870792013-06-14T21:33:07.061-07:002013-06-14T21:33:07.061-07:00Dr.D, I absolutely love the first-person thought b...Dr.D, I absolutely love the first-person thought balloons you share in your writing,'No bitch, you're NOT beating me!' Simple and to the point, and not to mention very entertaining. And yes, you are that funny, even if YOU don't think you are. <br />Stonewall Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693251096592734083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-29432002673007619112013-06-14T21:01:19.439-07:002013-06-14T21:01:19.439-07:00I am not against mental conditioning, quite the op...I am not against mental conditioning, quite the opposite. What I do believe and I have plenty of experience to bear it out, is that mental conditioning PLUS physical conditioning is better than mental conditioning alone.Dr. AnnMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741371839260099343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-6546811634409366232013-06-14T18:58:11.486-07:002013-06-14T18:58:11.486-07:00Your comment on mental conditioning is rather unus...Your comment on mental conditioning is rather unusual as I would figure a PhD. in developmental psychology (which includes psycho-physiology, I'm sure) such as yourself would be familiar with that technique. Believe it or not, mental conditioning can be just as good as actual practice as long as it's precise and controlled. You can close your hand as if you were holding weights in them and just do the motion of bicep curls while visualizing them (meaning not just what they look like, but how they feel as if they were already there) When combined with training, it's even better! Bodybuilders who visualize the results they want do significantly better than those who do not. I've been in situations where I hadn't sparred or rolled for months because other things were just more important at the immediate moment and in those times, I relied on such training. However, when I cleared them up and got back into the groove, I found myself working at a higher level. Not only that, but it has shown that I was able to work from a greater level of human potential altogether, as opposed to just doing the same thing that everyone else was doing, but bigger and better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192186541955038172.post-49924083563568994182013-06-14T13:10:11.417-07:002013-06-14T13:10:11.417-07:00"No bitch, you're not beating me." t..."No bitch, you're not beating me." that hostility towards an opponent is never something I've been good at. Even in matters of self-defense, I've always been taught "fighting for life is necessary, baring hatred towards the one who attacked you isn't." Also, taking things personally can be a distraction. I agree that the will to win can push you beyond. But some people live training intensely as a way of life, so slack doesn't apply because it's their every day. As I type, I'm wearing a 40 lbs. weight vest, leg weights, ankle weights, the entire all pro outfit of body weights and I only take it off when I'm about to go to sleep. <br /><br />Growing up, I used to be like you and Ronda. Every time I would lose at something, ANYTHING, I would get angry and cry. However, I was taught a different lesson; I was being a sore loser, not a winner. Was it a disservice to me? I can't say for sure. But I do know that being the eye of the storm of battle is much more beneficial than being doped up on machismo. It's what the French call "Sangfroid."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com