Meditation of the Week: Attitude 11

The eleventh attitude of Tang Soo Do is to “repeatedly practice all techniques already learned.” Reviewing and reassessing all your techniques is essential to mastering Tang Soo Do. Every practitioner experiences “drift.”  Tang Soo Do allows some variation in technique based on movement efficiency from one body type to another, but sometimes we need correction. So…repeatedly practicing all your learned techniques on a regular basis helps us avoid the “drift.” The review keeps the learned techniques fresh in our minds. 

This sounds like a good principle that would be applicable in lots of different aspects of our lives. I am thinking about two passages from Psalm 119 and Psalm 143.

119:27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, 
and I will meditate on your wondrous works. 

And

143:5 I remember the days of old; 
I meditate on all that you have done; 
I ponder the work of your hands. 

In the first passage, the Psalmist seeks to understand God’s works throughout history. By understanding his works and wonders, we begin to understand his character and what God desires of us in response to Him. In the second passage, the Psalmist recalls what God has done, and it keeps him on track and responding appropriately in life and practice. The reader repeatedly reviews (practices) the works of God to keep himself from drifting away from God. The world is so distracting, and we easily get entangled in responsibilities and worries. Contemplating on God’s word daily (repeatedly) will keep the rest of life in balance and in perspective.