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Budo Mindset

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2 contributions to Budo Mindset
Letโ€™s talk about the bit people donโ€™t always say out loudโ€ฆ
Training isnโ€™t always easy. There are times when: - Motivation drops - The body feels it more than it used to - Progress feels slow or even stuck - Or life just gets in the way And yetโ€ฆ we keep coming back. ๐Ÿ‘‰ What has been your biggest challenge in training recently? It could be: - Physical - Mental - Time and consistency - Confidence - Injury or recovery Or something you havenโ€™t really put into words before. This is a space where we can be honest about the reality of training, not just the highlights. You might find someone else is dealing with exactly the same thing.
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I suppose my biggest challenge has been to let go and just really enjoy the movement of karate. A few comments from old instructors (I don't really see much anymore) created this "perfectionist" side to my karate. Every technique / kata had to look crystal clean. Polished to the max. Otherwise it wasn't good enough. Now I know that you have to have a certain level of wanting to achieve perfection, but I was/have been finding it is stripping away my enjoyment of what we do. So my biggest challenge has been to learn how to undo that "perfectionist" attitude and stop beating myself up after class. Instead I'm learning how to love just moving, connecting my body and being in the moment.
Karate Photography
Have been lucky to have combined my two passions of karate and photography over the years shooting studio style profiles of various karate-ka. Getting the technical side of lighting, composition and exposure comes second nature with experience. It is important to respect the subjects who are top exponents of their art, I direct the shoot to bring energy to the images, with advice to refine posture, kime and precision that produces dynamic images. Would usually discuss a wish list of shots and suggest other ideas which could work well. This recent shoot with Stuart Amos was a good example of collaboration of ideas, he certainly put 100% into his photo-shoot performance with exceptional techniques.
Karate Photography
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Your photos are great, I must host you up Scotland way for some photos ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿฅ‹ Looking forward to seeing what you post and some of the great pictures you have ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿฅ‹
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Hayden Meredith
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@hayden-meredith-1933
Shotokan Karate ka who loves reading, loves going for walks in nature, a family guy and love all things martial arts. ๐Ÿฅ‹๐Ÿ˜Š

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Joined Apr 11, 2026