subject: Learn Ninjutsu - 7 Tips For How To Make Sure That You Get The Most Out Of Training At Ninja Camps! [print this page] Are you serious about wanting to learn ninjutsu? Even if you're not a student of Japanese Ninja training, you can still benefit from what I'm offering in this article.
This article outlines 7 suggestions for getting the most out of training at a Ninja Camp, seminar, and even your regular classes. Use them to make sure that you're doing all you can to control, direct, and guide your progress towards mastery!
1) Be there 100%. What that means is to stay focused and tuned-in. Avoid idle chit-chat with other students, and pay attention to what the teacher is presenting as though it could save your life. Because... it COULD!
Also, get to each session or class ahead of time. That way, you will be prepared and not miss anything that's being taught.
2) Remember that, "A teacher is ALWAYS teaching." And, a lot of insights can be gained outside of regular training sessions.
Take advantage of every opportunity to learn, even if you are not in a formal class or training session. Watch how your teacher walks and moves about. Listen to how he or she speaks and communicates.
3) Don't get overwhelmed or try to compete with others. Everyone, including the teachers that you hold in high esteem as "masters," all wore white belts at one time. Remember that everyone has to start somewhere and...
...Mastery is earned one step at a time!
4) Pace yourself and take time for activities that will counter-balance the high-intensity and face-paced training in the regularly scheduled class sessions. Use this time to do things like quiet, reflective and centering meditation, stretching, or even some note-taking.
The point is to avoid the tendency to over-do-it and then burn yourself out. This is a good lesson for all of life, not just for Ninja Camps!
5) See your training as a part of a "bigger picture." What I mean here is to avoid confusing a teacher's possible alteration of a technique - one that is being done a certain way to convey a higher level principle or concept - as a message that "he is changing things."
Make a vow to yourself that you will not drastically "revolutionize" or completely re-do your understanding of the art with every new perspective that is presented. Again...
...keep everything that you see and experience in perspective and a part of the overall goal and process of training.
6) If you are testing for rank, make sure that you have well-rehearsed what you plan to do with a trusted partner who knows the routine. Avoid the mistake of being unprepared, or only lightly so, when going in front of the judges or examiners.
And finally...
7) Remember that no one has anything to prove. If you are training with professional teachers who are confident in their own abilities, and you are not going in with a deluded sense of ability or with a hidden agenda - everything will be fine.
Make your time at the event, both in the official training sessions and out, as valuable, productive, and beneficial as you possibly can. After all, you went through a lot in the way of paying for the event, arranging for time away from work and family, and making sure that you were fit and healthy for the training. Avoid "violating" any of these suggestions in a way that would take away from your potential for moving to the next level in understanding, insight, and ability!
by: Jeffrey Miller
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