Determination.

Sometimes you feel tired, and when you feel tired you feel weak, and just want to give up.  You've got to look deep down inside and find that inner strength and pull that shit right out of you.  Find that motivation to not give up, no matter how badly you just want to fall flat on your face and collapse.  Every move, every blow, every breath, every step, agony.  Broken down, beaten, bested.  And this is when you stand back up, take a breath, and come at them again.   

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Reconsidering Priorities

At the beginning of the four week training course I was determined to take my time and focus on each task at hand.  This also meant slowing down and holding back against opponents struggling to practice new skills.  A trip to the hospital and some stitches later forced a hard lesson down my throat.  All training with opponents, skilled or not, requires good focus and concentration.  Newer opponents lack control and regulation of power in their shots which can lead to accidental injury to themselves or others.  By being lax in my focus I not only lost vital training time but received a decent injury for my trouble.    

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