From the Desk of Keith Hafner
The Old ‘Switcher-OO’
I admit it. We pull ‘the old switcher-oo’ on our students.
We give them some things that are hard to learn. Techniques, forms, sparring.
We tell them that, in order to learn the ‘thing,’ they’ve got to improve their focus.
Their self-discipline needs some work too, if they are going to ‘learn the thing.’
And they might have to work on their confidence, so they can move outside their comfort zone — and learn ‘the thing.’
Here’s the ‘switcher-oo:’
We don’t really want them to develop the confidence, discipline, focus so they can ‘learn the thing.’
We want them to ‘do the thing’ so they can develop the confidence, focus, discipline.
A little sleight of hand…for which I make no apology.