Excerpt:
“The difference between thinking and ‘knowing’ is monumental in terms of efficiency. Thinking is a cognitive process that not only requires effort and time but also demands our attention and decreases our awareness. Knowing doesn’t have these problems as it doesn’t rely on a cognitive process within the moment. There are two types of knowing: wisdom created through learning and experience, and intuitive knowing created from Internal Awareness. When engaged in a fight, especially for our survival, we must bring our wisdom with us. To gain this wisdom, we use our minds beforehand to delve into Wing Chun’s theories deeply, then relate them to form, drills and application. Practising form, drills and application repeatedly with correct focus reveals greater understanding. When training under greater pressure with a non-compliant opponent, we must relate our experiences back to theory as we self-analyse, correct our mistakes and strategise. This type of knowledge allows us to develop reflexes that are based on automatic cognitive processes.”
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