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Look at the following chart and try to make yourself say the color of each word aloud, not the word itself.

The right side of your brain tries to make you say the color while the left side of your brain tries to make you say the word. Usually the left side wins and you say the word, no matter how hard you try not to say it.

This same type of mental conflict occurs when you have trained in two opposing ways to fight and you must instinctively react to an attack. In a surprise attack, when your reaction may determine whether you live or die, you must have one instinctive reaction. If you have more than one type of reaction to choose from, will may hesitate and die.

Many martial arts have the premise that, to understand the true meaning of a hyung/kata/form, one must perform it hundreds, if not thousands, of times. If we assume a master of a martial art understands the meaning of all the forms he or she performs, then it can also be assumed that the master has performed each form hundreds or thousands of times. If a person claims to be a master in multiple arts, where did the person find the time for all this training.

Be careful when choosing to train another martial art so that one does not detract from the other. Trying many different things always seems to be a good idea at the time, but when you find something you enjoy, it is best to stay with it, and perfect it. It is better to be an expert at doing one thing than to be able to do many things. That is why doctors and lawyer specialize into so many different disciplines. If you do decide to try another martial art, it is best to drop the first one and concentrate on the second one and, at some point, make a commitment to one art and stay with it.

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