tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post2286055326868238845..comments2023-09-17T13:10:16.169+01:00Comments on Julian (Jin) Donovan: Elevation from todayJulianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17880523405328527064noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post-74741227595697996362007-04-30T22:08:00.000+01:002007-04-30T22:08:00.000+01:00Hey jak,Yeah I think it definately can help you ov...Hey jak,<BR/>Yeah I think it definately can help you overcome fears, and as for physical condition, there are aspects which it can help for sure, but it also helps coordination and your ability to know where your centre of gravity is.<BR/>As for overcoming fear though, I guess its the same for anything. For example, playing rugby can help you overcome fear, taking an exam, a driving lesson.....anything! Fear is universal in anything so if you can learn to deal with it in one activity, it can also be transfered to the rest of your life. Its a lot to do with confidence and being sure in yourself and knowing that if it came to a situation, you trust yourself enough to pull through and have the confidence and determination to do so.<BR/>hope that makes sense :)Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880523405328527064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post-37422794870275584562007-04-30T17:18:00.000+01:002007-04-30T17:18:00.000+01:00Hey Jin, just have a quick question which is kinda...Hey Jin, just have a quick question which is kinda of topic...<BR/><BR/>But i have heard from some people that flips/tricking can help you with over coming mental fears and also help build up your physical condition.<BR/><BR/>Is this fact or false? <BR/><BR/>Cheers, and see you in Sheffield on Saturday =]<BR/><BR/>JakJak Sheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250909957983766341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post-89756805852097430022007-04-23T18:37:00.000+01:002007-04-23T18:37:00.000+01:00Thanks a lot for your thoughts, it was nice. Yeah...Thanks a lot for your thoughts, it was nice. Yeah I do find it interesting how the mind or perhaps people react to fear, and what you were talking about is a good example. Oftentimes i think the fear is much more imbalanced by the actual event, ie) It is usually a LOT less bad than our fear tells us it may be.<BR/>Just yesterday I was training in trees and jumped from one branch to the other only for it to snap. I fell from about 7 feet onto my back, thankfully onto quite a soft ground but only my back hit first nevertheless. As soon as i landed i just got back up and felt fine, although if i thought about the possibility of that happening before i jumped to the branch, the fear of what could happen to me would have been much greater, even though when it actually happened, I was 100% ok.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880523405328527064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post-2197309353640400902007-04-23T15:49:00.000+01:002007-04-23T15:49:00.000+01:00Hello Jin,Nice post on fear, true thoughts I belie...Hello Jin,<BR/><BR/>Nice post on fear, true thoughts I believe.<BR/><BR/>Just to confirm some of what you said. <BR/><BR/>I've been in fisiotherapy for the past 2 months and although my injury is but a minor thing, some guys there have huge problems. There's this guy who broke his "Tibya" (?) (the bone where the chin is) and he started fisiotherapy to literally learn how to walk again. On his physical side, he has had operation and "technically" he is capable of walking. But his mental side is in shock still, in kind of a trauma, even though unconsciously most of the times. It seems like every neuron (brain cell) is acting like a frightened dog who's owner beats every day. <BR/><BR/>During my therapy (paradise compared to his) I've managed to learn alot, and, more importantly, bem impressed alot. The guy is imbedded (drown in) the fear you called "of anticipation". There is one particular exercise where he has to lay on his belly and the therapist pushes his leg, bending his kneen trying to reach his back. I can tell by his screams that that is a painfull exercise.<BR/><BR/>So it's funny, and truly insightfull, sometimes when the therapist says "right, on your belly for THE exercise", he (i believe unconsciously) goes about doing everything else before laying down correctly. He starts talking to us other guys, he sits and waits or looks at the celular phone, etc. I mean, looking at him, I can tell all those scary dogs in his mind are making him do those things. They are terrified, because they know the position he has to go to is the one it will hurt, the one which will remind them of the accident, and all the pain... <BR/><BR/>While watching him, i've often related to that, speacially while doing conditioning work. Sometimes, I see myself reacting just as he does, right before doing a set of pushups or whatever. I realise i've stopped for 5 minutes sometimes, or arranjed someting else "much fun" to do right before laying down and start pushing. This strange conflict becomes even more explicit when training with someone else. The amazing topics you can come up with when you are training in group! you could just spend the whole afternoon talking without doing one pushup if you let those "traumatized dogs" take control. Usually, when seeing myself in this occasion I breed deeply and really try to foccus, as I know this is the time for the mind to REALLY be stronger than the body and itself.<BR/><BR/>Trully sorry for the long post and the bad english. I'm portuguese:)<BR/><BR/>CheersM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00933327455956939820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post-29695885386322293822007-04-22T08:29:00.000+01:002007-04-22T08:29:00.000+01:00Man i was just thinking something like this yester...Man i was just thinking something like this yesterday, but i was like - "... man you should train not think "<BR/><BR/>I thought about the fears, and i have come to one more of them, the fear to succeed a certain thing, but not to remember anything. Maybe all of us have done something like this, and i havent learnt how to control it yet.<BR/><BR/>I hope a lot of people will read this post of yours :).<BR/><BR/>- harsh , Bulgariaharshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645345429885664068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28377176.post-34803879113449232007-04-22T01:52:00.000+01:002007-04-22T01:52:00.000+01:00That was a fantastic read, fear is something that ...That was a fantastic read, fear is something that I'm learning to deal with slowly. I think it's mainly the 'nervous of being nervous' kind.<BR/><BR/>I've always placed so much emphasis on physical conditioning for Parkour - that I do think it's probably affected my technical side a bit. I feel that my physical side right now is beyond my technical level which is why I'm maintaining my current strength level and exploring my capabilities within this level. There are things that I KNOW for a fact my body can do but I don't have the confidence to allow it to, this I think is my biggest weakness in Parkour right now.<BR/><BR/>Thanks a lot for writing this all down Jin, it was a brilliant read and I'll probably comment more on it later when I've read it over a few times and had time to digest it.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the rest of your weekend mate.<BR/><BR/>*B*Chris 'Blane' Rowathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050917713159548998noreply@blogger.com