Friday, April 25, 2008

We get stronger when we get back to defaults



Unconsciously, we go strongly towards the things we experienced for long. We get reluctant when it comes to change.

People set strategies and tactics to give up a bad habit. After giving it up, it’s quite easy to re-gain it.

Crocodiles normally have their mouths shut; they experience keeping it shut long times. When crocodiles get to open their jaws, they use a very weak set of muscles. When they get to close their jaws, powerful muscles which easily tear and hold onto flesh are used.

To me, it’s a fact that we become “strong” when we get back to “defaults”, and “weak” when we go to “new settings”.

Some conclusions could be very useful. To make safe use of a crocodile, one would tape its mouth to keep it shut (rather than trying to keep his jaws open). The Unshu-Geri technique [see image] is arranged such that the attacker’s legs are getting back to their default setting.
I’m sure the two physical examples I have given shortly for “conclusions” never started with considering that fact. Yet, I urge everybody to find their own conclusions. It can be as simple as understanding someone’s refusal to some change, or someone’s insistence on some technique.

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