<div><p><b>In the Eastern paradigm of education, you do the application first and then the theory bubbles up. </b>(In contrast, in the Western paradigm, the teacher first explains the theory to the student, who then applies the theory.) <br><b>Practice adapting to a changing environment and then implicitly learn through that.</b><br></p></div>

Martial arts as a way of learning

<div><p><span>To defeat an armed opponent when you yourself have no weapon or only a small weapon,</span><span> you use the attacker's force against himself or herself, instead of confronting it. <br></span></p></div><div></div><div><p><b>When something comes at you, you don't just push back against it. See everything that comes at you as an opportunity. </b>Ask, "<i>How can I leverage this? How can I flow with this? Where is the opportunity in this</i>?"</p></div>

Use Your Opponent's Force Against Them

<div><div><p><span>You can't move past the beginner level unless you first get good at the basics. You first have to practice the beginner moves 10,000 times or more.<br></span></p></div><div><p><b>If you want to develop real competence in business, it's not about constantly looking for new things. It's about developing a deeper level of understanding, of insight, of the things you already know and do.</b></p></div></div><div></div>

Mastery Takes Time and Practice

In a famous sequence from The Karate Kid, teenager Daniel LaRusso asks Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate. Much to Daniel's surprise, his first "lesson" was to wax his teacher's car. He was to apply the wax on in one direction, and then wipe it off in the other.