Tenaga Dalam - Pukulan Cimande Pusaka

message carrying nerve, then comes face to face
with each command nerve at the same instant.
The real problem occurs in the space from one
nerve to another. This nerve gap or synapse goes
between the nerves, each have two fork looking
pieces that face each other waiting for the
message to connect them. When a command
reaches the end of one nerve the nerve releases a
certain fluid called acetylcholine which allows the
command to transfer from one nerve to the other.
Often a third nerve lies between the two
mentioned nerves adding another two gaps for the
message to have to cross. Now it takes longer,
much longer for the message to be conveyed
across the nerve gaps than for it to move through
the nerve body itself. Actually it takes 40% as
much time for it to fly across the gap as it does to
travel through the entire nerve. Why you ask?
Well the resistance it must endure is twelve times
as high. This is because the nerve has to produce
the substance we mentioned first before a
transmission is possible. Also a nerve fiber
actually does not fatigue, but the gap does. This is
your obstacle to faster reflexes. You can also
increase the speed by increasing the nerve
electricity. Here is a great secret. When you
actually get better at something and or increase
your reaction time in that movement it means that
when you engage in this activity the nerves from
being so conditioned secrete the acetylcholine
faster from the beginning than they did before.
The confidence you now have allows you to be
detached from the movement feeling more relaxed
and contributes to more of the good substance
being secreted and your skill growing even faster.
Now when you are too involved mentally you can
become nervous of the outcome, afraid, etc.
When this occurs you secrete sympathin from
your fighting nerves and no acetylcholine. So what
does all of this mean to you? When you are faced
with a challenge in your art fear and uncertainty
can seize you and create the reverse effect we
just spoke of causing you to become slow,
uncoordinated and weak. Very soon after, though
if you make a good response or move and regain
some confidence your sympathin dries up slightly
and you begin to improve. A satisfactory chain of
events if you are just practicing but not acceptable
in a life and death fight. The altered states that we
practice in our art that is an animal trance (aware
relaxation) allows the normal mind to shut off its
doubting influence, accesses the basal ganglia
putting us in touch with our ancient and effective
survival responses, produces a high confidence
level which allows the production of acetylcholine
speeding up both our thought speed and physical
reflexes and strength. These are facts. If you
choose not to utilize this most important part of
the art realize that science is on our side, not to
mention hundreds of years of our ancestors art.
Final Comments
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possible article that you would like to submit or
an article that you would like to see written please
send them to:
Chris Martin
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Chris.Martin@nhmccd.edu
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