Improved strength and agility
Confidence
Discipline & will-power
Understanding & knowledge of ‘self’
Life perspective
Calmness of spirit
Self-defence skill
Reduced angst
Reduced stress
Purpose
Feeling of accomplishment
Reduced victim-mentality
Control over fear
Selflessness (reduced ego)
Stronger self-determination
Better posture
Better balance
Responsibility over self
A sense of honour
An honest heart
Reduced need to prove anything
Reduced need to be ‘better than others’
Clear mindset
Better endurance
Better focus
Higher awareness
Consideration of others
True sense of respect.
Don’t fall into the trap of assuming that any of these happen automatically simply because you train in Budo!
When you think about it you'll notice that there are more than a few people that train in Budo that are unfit, have no confidence, have a massive ego, quick to anger and cowards.
The above positives we get from our training require actual focus and attention in training, nothing happens without conscious awarness. We must always be thinking about how to improve them. To truly understand this you must train consistently, every day if you can!
To go to training once or twice a week and not really think about improving these (but assume these will come from that training) is mistaking the true way of Budo.
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