Fancy never comes first

young active skater leaping high in park

One rule of thumb in sport is that you always get your basics right before trying anything fancy. In fact, the teams that win are most often the ones who really get their basics down.

This could be seen as a boring way to go about things, at the start at least. But if you can get your basics down, then you have a license for true expression.

When the basics of both teams are already good, then the fanciness becomes the point of difference. But this is built on the assumption that the basics are there. It doesn’t work any other way.

In other words, practice practice practice until your basics are right. Then, and only then, can you try and go out on a limb.

ENJOYED THIS? HAVE MORE.

MOUNTAINS OF WISDOM

Subscribe to my yamabushi newsletter

RECENT BLOG POSTS

Why are you so busy?
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!
Breaking my rule

YAMABUSHI BLOG POSTS

Bare feet
Tim Bunting AKA Kiwi Yamabushi on Zao-san
Moving towards mountaintops
men in discussion at an event
Write as you’d speak

RANDOM POSTS

Breaking free
photo of man standing on top of mountain
The Path to Better
two man hiking on snow mountain
Obsession and Sacrifice
Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Get In Touch

Sakata City, Yamagata, Japan 

tim@timbunting.com

Share this:

Like this:

Like Loading...
Scroll to Top