How is it important in life?
It is important because from a psychological point of view it’s about keeping calm and not getting completely roused up by a situation. Now this is not easy to achieve, but worth the pursuit. Why? Because whenever we excessively angry or taken by the momentum of our anger, we lose balance. And therefore, lose our centre. It is also the same whenever we are excessively happy. Both extremes mean lack of balance. Euphoria is a potential for its opposite depression, vice versa. Like the interaction of the two opposite forces yin and yang in the Taiji symbols. One flowing into the other, and so on. The key is not avoid feeling angry or happy, emotions are inevitable. These pressures cannot be avoided, but It’s about not being attached and letting go. Something I am always learning.
So not being able to maintain balance, means you lose it, and this is important in life. Especially in our fast-paced crazy instant world. In all styles of martials maintaining your centre is important, even if you are fighting on the ground. Being able to keep calm with both feet off the ground, means you still have balance. On a physical level, maintaining your balance is usually practiced with both feet on the ground. But on deeper internal level, it’s about the mind.
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