Nsima Inyang

How can I make this practice pleasurable by getting so good that I can get into a flow state with it?

A flow state is when all of this stuff becomes unconscious.

You're not thinking about the way that you're swinging and moving the rope.

You're rhythmically moving.

Everything is just bam, bam, bam.

It's your brain is off, your body's on.

I can get into a flow state with jujitsu because I've been doing it for so long.

I didn't used to in the past, but now I've been doing it for so long that jujitsu is a flow state activity for me.

I don't have to think about all the moves I do.

They just happen.

And it's still a skill.

Just because I can get in a flow state doesn't mean I'm not getting better.

I train so I can continue to improve.

But when you get good, that's why you see certain grapplers, they look like they're asleep when they're rolling because they're in a flow state.

Runners can get into a flow state because it's a runner's high.

They're not thinking about the next steps they take.

They're so proficient that they're not there.

Their brain is off and they're just moving forward, right?

But I have practices like rope flow, like maces and clubs, like even juggling.

It's a control tool, but over time, when you become proficient enough, it's a practice that now you can just go with the rhythm and you're in a flow state when it comes to tossing those up and interacting with different tools in your space.