Unknown artist
Your foe outsmarts you and launches a big throw. Your body senses the drop to the mat—or worse, the pavement. So you resist the pull with every ounce of strength.
Too late. There’s a point of no return. Your feet leave the ground, and your body is flying. “Chief, we’re doomed!”
Stop. Don’t panic. Some things are still in your hands—just not what you think.
Yes, you will fall. But the how stays wide open.
You’ve got options:
Slam down hard, black out, and lose the bout.
Tuck tight, soak the shock, and roll to guard.
Touch down, then strike while your rival foretastes the win.
The first one takes zero effort. It just happens. The second—and especially the third—demand a mindset shift and the skill to make space for new ideas.
When everyone around thinks it’s over, you remember the old English saying: “There’s many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.” In that moment, doom turns into creative freedom. Freedom to do… what?
Anything! Anything’s better than being a falling object headed straight to point B. Especially if you’ve been here before—and maybe even prepared a counter.
Now, instead of one move, you’ve got three. Or four. Maybe ten.
At first, you resist the throw 100%. But the moment X comes, and you must switch. Stop fighting. Surrender fully to the fall.
Then pour all your energy and focus into adapting.
Uncertainty becomes your pal. Your quiet backer. Wild twist, huh?
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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