Vishal's Blog

  Is your rival really your foe? In a 5000m track and field event at the Rio Olympics, Nikki Hamblin from the New Zealand, struggling with injuries fell on the track bringing down Abbey D’Agostino, another athlete from the USA running behind her. The American was up but instead of continuing she began helping the Kiwi athlete to complete the race. Later both athletes were in agony due to respective injuries but helped each other to complete the race together depicting the true Olympic spirit. Both athletes were awarded the fair play award for helping a rival in pain. The gesture was like a speck of gold. Uruguay V/s Portugal – FIFA World Cup 2018 In the seventieth minute of the round of 16 match, Edinson Cavani - Uruguayan forward cramped and was in agony. Cristiano Ronaldo was focused on winning the game for his country that evening. But watching a fellow footballer struggle he stepped up to help.   A rival like Cavani was in a way fighting to squash Cristiano...

  What is being in the Zone ? Last Sunday, anticipating a busy week ahead, I was looking for some inspiration and bumped into the below quote by the legend Bruce Lee which drove my mind into a whirl. ‘Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick- just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch, and a kick, just a kick.’ Deciphering above quote - to a beginner, a punch or a kick is really that. Once he orients self, constant repetition helps him break the techniques into components and enables him to learn the nuances. Delving further, his body becomes one with the surroundings, moving smoothly with precision and control. When the feeling peaks, he is able to understand its mechanics and is able to fully focus on the target with no-mind also known as mushin . Wiki says mushin generally happens when the mind is free of anger, fear or ego and in an absenc...