I noticed a good post today about someone just starting out in Aikido,
Firstly, there’s frustration. Aikido is very frustrating for me. I’m not particularly good at picking up even what is going on in a technique, much less how
to do it. Sure I’m just beginning. Sure this is a skill that requires
development, just like anything else. Sure I’ve gotten better at it
even in the few weeks I’ve been observing. But ego rears its ugly head:
“I should be picking this up faster!”, right?
From here: Aikido Week #3
There is no doubt that he raises a lot of points that we can all relate to.
The one about observation is one that I can especially relate to at the moment; training BJJ over here and learning from / training with Brazilians means that I don’t have the first clue what they’re saying (my Portuguese is much much worse than my Japanese, which is also pretty bad!). BJJ is completely different from what I’d done in the past, which was mostly; If you go to ground, get the fuck up as fast as you can! So I’m having to rely on my eyes, the problem here is that everything you see is interpreted and filtered by your mind according to past experiences, notions etc. This doesn’t help when you’re trying to learn.
‘Beginners mind’ is a good goal.
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