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MENTAL
ENDURANCE AND STRONG WILL are at the heart of Combat Kempo, AMOK!
and all Martial Arts. Serious practitioners must recognize the need
for a strong mental aspect to their training. In the Chinese understanding
of this, there is the concept of two separate minds. The emotional mind
(Xin) and the wisdom mind (Yi), are two mental states that often conflict
with one another. On one hand the wisdom mind is aware of what we should
and shouldn't do. On the other hand the emotional mind leads us on the
path of sensory satisfaction. The wisdom mind knows what should be done
and has wise and clear judgment. The emotional mind is prone to lead
us toward satisfying our senses and often overrides our wisdom mind.
When the emotion mind is in control of thoughts, weak and compromised
decisions are inevitably the result. One of the main concepts of training
at Combat Kempo is to strengthen the wisdom mind through discipline
and to take control of the emotional mind, and in turn to develop the
mental fortitude needed to cultivate superior physical ability.
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