Instinct and Reason Part 2

Ways on how to use it The power of memory

Baduk is a game where one needs strong mentality, that´s generaly for sports like Tennis as well a building point. Especially the more mental pressure in a game, the more you need to remain calm (and I think everyone will agree on this). But the question is: how can i go into battle mode and get serious all of a sudden, how can i beat my nervousness, how can i play at my best all the time if it is needed (with exception of beiing ill like having the flu, a cold etc.) Of course first thing is enough sleep and  and before the game a small excercice for the body as well as some easy tsumego will help you relax before the game and let´s your blood better circulate. It is helpfull to sit down and then stand up and go around as well (same reason as above and useable for job interviews in the waiting room, but don´t do it in the personal room waiting for the interviewer because you will get horrible nervous having to stand up and shaking his hand etc.) Ok, got distracted from the main theme ^^ One way is the way of the "power of memory". That´s what the people playing sports at tournament level are doing (and at higher level like pros etc. as well). It´s also called Changing the modi operandi of the personalia. Generaly there are only few modi. which we use: love mode, work mode, battle mode and the relax mode. The problem is to change between them is not that easy, because every mode has sub modes which lead to beiing stuck to one mode while needing the other one (you can kinda say like the hero has alsways the disadvantage in mangas, because he has to get into fighting mode like in kenichi the strongest disple). That´s where you use your memorys, recreating the moments were you going all out during a game (environment, smell, person, colors, your meal before, the wather, small talk, your own feelings at that day, the tingling atmoshpere surrounding the game) and use it to change into battle mode. This needs to be practiced of course to be usefull. Antoher way is to hype yourself up with watching at pro games (but becarefull this can backfire depending on the game you watched). Another way would beto want to play with reason and instinct (forgetting to want to win, but this is the most difficult way and most likely one way I will never be able to do, cause if I play then I want to win of course). But the easiest way to get into Battle mode is getting addicted to the thrill of the game (not that I am supporting addiction, but people who once tasted the thrill are the ones which play it for live trying to feel it again and again).