Leave your bags at the door

We all have personal baggage that we carry with us. When we come to train we need to leave that baggage at the door. In traditional dojo’s people bow and say “Osu!” when they enter and leave the training area. This is a respectful etiquette practice that most do because they are supposed to. The original intention of this practice was to have a physical action that signaled your commitment to training. It was a symbolic action that says “I am here to work and give everything I have to training.”

Thru consistent practice we can develop the ability to act in the moment. To let all of our baggage go and create honest action. I use the word honest because when we strip away baggage we find the truth. Under all the clutter we accumulate during the day we can loose our personal truth.

Action in the dojo creates action out of the dojo and vice versa. If you work on letting go of any issues you are having and focus on the work in front of you in training you will develop the strength and focus needed to do it outside as well.

Most train for 2 hours 3 to 4 days a week. So in these 6 to 8 hours of our 168 hour week what can go so drastically wrong? In most cases, your baggage will be the same after training as it was before. The difference will be in your ability to deal with it. If you use your training time to free yourself of your burdens, to gain some relief, and to strengthen yourself for that struggle we call “Life” you will have a better chance at achieving success.

We all need a place to get away from things and to find some freedom. There are many paths to freedom. A true path is one that empowers you. False paths are those that numb you to reality. Thru positive action we get stronger. In strength we find freedom which in turn creates harmony. This is why www.realfightingdojo.com has Truth - Strength - Freedom scrolling on its front page.