Intent is Everything
My room mate in the police academy used to have a saying, "Intent is everything."
That is something that I have held dear to me through out my life. Yes, when you literally apply that concept to everything, intention is the fundamental "be all" behind everything we do, be it our work, our relationships...our lives.
Nothing can be said more true for the idea behind self defense. Your intent, your intensity must be high...it must be ALL.
The person trying to cause you or your loved one harm has a level of intensity or intent that you cannot understand. There is something "wrong" with him/her and they now have the intent on causing you pain, harm or even death...all this meet his/her needs.
Your need must be to survive the attack at all costs. This is where intent is everything. You must be willing to adopt a maximum attitude to do whatever is necessary to over come your attacker.
No matter what technique you learn in your martial arts self defense class, it is useless unless your level of intent behind it has an unmatched and superior level of intent behind it.
Train your body to become physical action...train your spirit to become your intent.
Dominick Izzo
Lead Instructor
www.izzo-training.com
Wing Chun Self Defense classes for the Chicago area.
That is something that I have held dear to me through out my life. Yes, when you literally apply that concept to everything, intention is the fundamental "be all" behind everything we do, be it our work, our relationships...our lives.
Nothing can be said more true for the idea behind self defense. Your intent, your intensity must be high...it must be ALL.
The person trying to cause you or your loved one harm has a level of intensity or intent that you cannot understand. There is something "wrong" with him/her and they now have the intent on causing you pain, harm or even death...all this meet his/her needs.
Your need must be to survive the attack at all costs. This is where intent is everything. You must be willing to adopt a maximum attitude to do whatever is necessary to over come your attacker.
No matter what technique you learn in your martial arts self defense class, it is useless unless your level of intent behind it has an unmatched and superior level of intent behind it.
Train your body to become physical action...train your spirit to become your intent.
Dominick Izzo
Lead Instructor
www.izzo-training.com
Wing Chun Self Defense classes for the Chicago area.
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