tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post1594969957338415056..comments2023-10-22T16:13:55.130+01:00Comments on My journey to black belt: Kata-strophe!Sue Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-40006997235238969822009-03-18T01:37:00.000+00:002009-03-18T01:37:00.000+00:00Hi SueC...I tried to add animated clipart and mine...Hi SueC...I tried to add animated clipart and mine did not work. WOndering why??? Blog looks good. Like the slideshow also!Sally Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909545257032305777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-72230675160397998972009-03-14T18:22:00.000+00:002009-03-14T18:22:00.000+00:00Thanks for that tip. I'm not really a list maker b...Thanks for that tip. I'm not really a list maker but I think some of these mental imagery strategies can work quite well - I may give the 'putting issues into a mental cardboard box' a try. I like the sound of that one.Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-11072803196994421002009-03-14T17:39:00.000+00:002009-03-14T17:39:00.000+00:00I also suffer from performance anxiety in katas fo...I also suffer from performance anxiety in katas for competition (or in show environments). John makes a good point of breathing deeply, releasing tension and being relaxed for the 'performance'. I think there is some debate as to whether running through the kata informally beforehand helps or not. Some people swear by emptying their mind altogether and simply meditating (or just not chewing over it so much).<BR/><BR/>I find a good way of de-cluttering my mind after a heavy day before going into the dojo is making a list of stuff that's on my mind. Not just a to do list but other niggles too. Jot them down then sling it in the bottom of your bag. Sometimes when work is playing on my mind and I can't sleep at night I imagine myself putting these 'issues' into a big cardboard box, taping it shut then walking away from it.Littlefairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13246280876114510291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-62173740820048986652009-03-07T11:45:00.000+00:002009-03-07T11:45:00.000+00:00Thanks John, I will try this, I have a couple of k...Thanks John, I will try this, I have a couple of kata competitions coming up this month so I really need to sort myself out.Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-56217655184793444382009-03-05T05:01:00.000+00:002009-03-05T05:01:00.000+00:00A real simple tip for clearing the mind is to take...A real simple tip for clearing the mind is to take a nice slow deep breath. This is something I would do just before I bow to perform kata, either for testing or competition. It works, try it.John Vesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434740196022601040noreply@blogger.com