A technique has no emotion. It has no fear. It has no anxiety. It's a technique.
When you train or compete against someone, it’s not person versus person, low
rank against high rank, or reputation versus reputation. It is a challenge to
see who has the better technique.
This removes the emotion and anxiety from the equation of training or
competition. It is NOT you that’s competing. It is your technique competing
against your opponent’s technique.
- Jean Jacques Machado (via Coach Eric and slightly edited)
