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  1. 12-27-2007, 18:34 #1
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    Do you have the need to test your personal limit, what ever this means? I know some guys that are afraid to come to that point, because you don`t have a predicted option what comes next? Is it nessecary to go to your limit in order to reach, what you really want? Why to be afraid of all the options you have?
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    I will consider your question in a martial arts training context.

    I am not yet too concerned about testing my personal limits. Mine is a slow and patient art, very deep, very technical, and since I am only entering my third year I am more interested in truly understanding the basics of the art. When they become second nature, I can start concentrating on my limits.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nina
    Do you have the need to test your personal limit, what ever this means? I know some guys that are afraid to come to that point, because you don`t have a predicted option what comes next? Is it nessecary to go to your limit in order to reach, what you really want? Why to be afraid of all the options you have?
    Yes because you don't learn anything new until you experience failure. Failure happens at the limits.
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    Do you have the need to test your personal limit, what ever this means?
    Not so much in MA because I'm a sporadic participant and too prone to injury. When I was younger, YES, at nearly everything.

    I know some guys that are afraid to come to that point, because you don`t have a predicted option what comes next?
    That's what makes it exciting/fun.

    Is it nessecary to go to your limit in order to reach, what you really want?
    That would depend on what you really want.

    Why to be afraid of all the options you have?
    Sorry, not sure I understand the question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Musubi Dojo
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    Why to be afraid of all the options you have?
    Sorry, not sure I understand the question.
    I mean if you don`t go to your limit, how can you give your best? And if you don`t give your best, how can you be satisfied? I guess that you have to try the impossible in order to reach the possible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nina
    I mean if you don`t go to your limit, how can you give your best? And if you don`t give your best, how can you be satisfied? I guess that you have to try the impossible in order to reach the possible.
    You can give the best that you are capable of NOW, at this point in time without testing your personal limits. "Best" is pretty subjective.

    Personal satisfaction is as varied as the individual experiencing it in my experience. I've met a lot of people who weren't remotely interested in testing their limits that seemed to be living happy productive lives.

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