I once saw my Judo teacher cry....
It was during the time he was talking about an experience
he had in World War II. He was telling me about how he
lost a lot of friends to a Japanese sniper who displayed
incredible toughness by taking on impossible odds...
They threw everything they had at this guy until....well you
know what happens during a war.
The mental toughness of this unknown enemy soldier was
one of the reasons my teacher went to Japan to learn martial
arts and therefore in some strange way I owe the knowledge
of martial arts transferred from my teacher to his unknown enemy.
My teacher taught thousands of people and so have I. Mental
toughness is indeed contagious.
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Tip #2
Mental Toughness can only be developed through troubled times.
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Many people crumble at the first sign of trouble. That's why society
is falling apart. If it is not easy, most people simply quit and move on to
the next thing.
Parents condone this behavior by making constant excuses for their
children. They want the child's life to be pain free. Unfortunately without
a struggle there can be no growth.
In my martial art classes I create a safe form of "trouble" to allow the kids
to learn how to become mentally tough. I often have kids spar with kids
just a little larger or more experienced than them as part of the training.
The larger kid is always told not to hurt the smaller one, but not to allow
him to win.
Sometimes the smaller kid will cry in frustration.
I never stop the action unless there is a physical injury. And physical
injuries are VERY VERY rare. But emotional frustration is common.
I let the kid fight through the tears. After a while the kid stops crying
and continues to spar because he has to. Quitting is not an option.
Usually he feels accomplished afterward because he didn’t quit. The
student leaves class on a high because he knows he is tougher than
when he entered.
My hope is that when he encounters a problem in his job or marriage
or church life that he won't quit because he knows it will not kill him
and that the goal is worth the struggle.
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All the best to you.
Sensei D’Arcy Rahming
9th degree Black Belt
Internationally renowned Author
p.s. October is a great month to start classes.
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