Locus: Training Involution #95
Do not approach this week’s assignment intellectually. Just dive in, participate sincerely and get involved in the experience.
- The Fool’s Journey. Set timer 15 mins. Complete the Fool’s Journey Form as many times as you can — without sacrificing power and elegance! — before the timer beeps. No experience in Cabal Fang? Sub a form, drill or combo chain from your martial art/style.
- Conditioning run. CR15A
- Bear hug carry. 4 x 1:00, 1 x failure. Throw some weight into a backpack or military duffle or use your heavy bag (strap dumbbells to it if need be). Start with an easy load. Hug bag and walk circles inside your training area for 1:00 min. Rest 1:00 while you add more weight. Do that 4 times. On the 5th round carry to failure.
- Meditation. After cooling down spend a few minutes looking at the pictures below. Then set a timer for 10 mins, assume chosen meditation posture, close eyes and regulate breathing. Allow images from your training session, mixed with recollections of the photos below, to play like a slideshow in your mind’s eye. Use your imagination and do not think in words, only in pictures. Hopefully you’ll see the symbolism that ties all four aspects of this training involution together. Record thoughts and experiences in your training journal.
Robert Mitchell Jr. 