Grit

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • 2008 USA Fencing Jacket

    也是这是冥冥中的暗示：这件Adidas USA Fencing hoodie原来是2008年美国击剑队队服，而2008年奥运正是在北京举办。这是暗示我有一天代表中国队参加奥运吗？

  • 5 Year

    The example of the American Becca Ward, who was cadet, junior and senior world champion  in the same year, shows that it it possible to reach the championship level after a relatively short training period (5 years).  — Modern Saber Fencing

  • Weekly Training Schedule

    Mon: Purpose: warm up + regular training Focus: overall strategy and slow replay Training level:  2 of 5  (15 minute light) Tues:  4~5 Wed: purpose: feedback + regular training Focus on correcting what’s wrong in Tuesday’s fencing. Training level:  2 of 5 (10 minute light) Thursday: Try out the feedback 4~5 Friday: Purpose: stamina and strength training…

  • 独孤九剑

    Philosophy behind it Learn from the world top class Over-practice 20 percent Define my Area of Excellence Name each style

  • Practice Perfect

    Rethinking Practice Rule 1: Encode Success Rule 2: Practice the 20 Rule 3: Let the mind follow the body Rule 4: Unlock reactivity with repetition. Rule 5: Replace your purpose with an objective Rule 6: Practice the bright spots Rule 7: Differentiate drill from scrimmage Rule 8: Correct instead of critique How to Practice Rule…

  • 玄铁重剑

    劍魔獨孤求敗三十歲至四十歲時所用 獨孤求敗當年曾用之橫行天下，天下高手幾乎敗盡。 玄鐵重劍通體由玄鐵鑄造，外表黑黝，劍身深黑之中隱隱透出紅光，三尺多長，重八八六十四斤（新修版中改為九九八十一斤），兩邊劍鋒都是鈍口，劍尖圓圓的似是個半球。 重剑无锋：练剑的一个境界

  • my advantages

    I shoot camera with zone focus, which gives me better sense of distance. I have a great explosive speed for standing long jump since school, which is crucial for  fencing. I have a good instinct of disengagement.

  • 21 Strategies for Mastering Skills, Mentorships, and Mindsets

    Focus on Quantity in the Beginning Focus on the Process (not results) of Those Who are Succeeding Big, Ignore What Almost Everyone Else is Doing 80/20 Analysis of Highest Leverage Activities, Over-Learn High Leverage Activities Track Only a Few Things (ignore everything else)

  • Training

    By type: Daily home practice Chunk it up identify the key of the chunk Repeat Increase difficulty: resistance training one perfect chunk a day precise measured slow Scenario training train in a larger unit, e.g. an attack from the enguard line. Mind training stare your star think in image close your eyes mimic it auxiliary training…

  • The little book of talent

    Stare at who you want to become Bookmark a few YouTube videos, and watch them before you practice, or at night before you go to bed. Spend 15 minutes a day engraving the skill on your brain The key to effective engraving is to create an intense connection: to watch and listen so closely that…

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