by Artur Poczwardowski You can do it if you just have a little confidence. —D. L. Feltz, Understanding Motivation This is Part I of a four-part article that explains what self-confidence is, what can happen if you are over-confident or not confident enough, and how to develop, maintain, and in the case of an athlete […]
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by Thomas Kurz In one of mailing to subscribers of Stadion’s e-mail list I answered a question from a Taekwondo fighter who fights below his ability. I considered possible causes of his problem such as poor nutrition and bad eating habits, poor conditioning, and lack of mental training. One of the subscribers commented on my
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by Thomas Kurz EEG Biofeedback Peak performance happens when the concentration on the task is combined with mental relaxation. This mental state can be entered and perfected by techniques of mental training (autogenic training), or in an easier way, though more expensive, through EEG biofeedback. EEG biofeedback is used by athletes to prepare for competitions
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by Thomas Kurz “If everything is equal—each man has all the technique, the conditioning—it is the mental attitude that is going to win. All the time.” —Jim Brown, commentator, Ultimate Fighting Championship VI The best athletes in the world and their coaches stake their careers and their performance on their belief in what Jim Brown
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