Following Mr. Bronson's lead

[Matt - a simple hobbit]

As you all know, since the new year we have been training in the new intensive format that Mr. Bronson has laid out for us. The beginning of the new year also marked the time that I achieved my green belt. For prior belt advancements I would take one private a month to get my new material. I would then add this new material to my weekly rhythm and practice each new piece once a week.

Around the new year I was speaking to Mr. Bronson about his our change in intensity during class time and something clicked for me. Part of his purpose to train like we are now is to allow us to truly know the material well and to get more powerful at it. He isn't interested in only passing on these training methods, but also how to train them to maximize our growth in powerful self defense and artistic expression. After this conversation I realized that this is how I need to train my new material on my own for green belt ~ with high intensity and focus. So what I have done since the new year is to train all my green belt material twice a day, along side doing my weekly rhythm of past material. This has increased my speed of feeling comfortable with the material and moving towards mastery. I took one private a week in January to receive and refine my material. I will now be on a one private every two week rhythm to become more powerful at my material.

Here is to experimenting with intensity and focus!