Lemonade
Everybody wants to do things right because we think it means progress and it makes us feel good. We tend not to like situations where we make mistakes or get stuck. It feels like failure and we avoid setbacks at all costs. Nevertheless, if you ask people what kind of experience help them learn the most, the "failures" tend to get the highest number of votes. Here is one of my own favorite failures. Years ago, seven of us were testing for the rank of Sandan (third degree blackbelt). Because of space and time constraints, we were divided into two groups. I was in a group with two friends. Because our group had fewer people, as nages , we did more repetitions than the other groups and at a faster pace. Fortunately, we were still young. We were able to clip along. At one point, when I was uke , my nage did an iriminage . I guess he must be beginning to get tired. Instead of moving his entire body, he was relying mostly on his up...
