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"You see." he said, "I am not defending
cloth, I am defending myself. Better to give you cloth, and then I have both hands free to do as I need."
"When you move less you offer your opponents a clear target. When you offer them a clear target you will be able to understand how they are wanting to attack. They will attack you in same manner you reached for my cloth. Confident they will accomplish their mission, because you have made it easy for them. At last moment, just as they begin to strike or grab, take target away from them. They will be surprised, and you will have opportunity to do whatever is necessary."
He got up and invited five students to attack him. He moved very little, and it was as if he was making each one of them thread themselves through eye of a needle. Just ever so much of a movement made by him, made them just miss their target.
"This is what happens often in our every day life." he said. "You feel like you are faced with a daunting task, and you make your task harder by moving about needlessly and losing your composure. Breathe deeply, be calm, and know right moment will present itself to you if you have faith to wait. Don't force issue, and don't force timing. Trust in moment, and trust in yourself. Take initiative by doing nothing."
You ARE capable. Give yourself opportunity to excel by trusting in moment and trusting in yourself. Wait calmly, and you will find that necessary answers appear before you. Little by little... with lots of practice... and endless patience. Only move when moment is right. Breathe deeply and begin at beginning.
Charlie Badenhop is the originator of Seishindo, an Aikido instructor, NLP trainer, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Benefit from his thought-provoking ideas and a new self-help Practice every two weeks, by subscribing to his complimentary newsletter "Pure Heart, Simple Mind" at http://www.seishindo.org/anger/index.html .
