“Robert Smeeeeeth, Robert Smeeeeeth…”

A good quote from Mr. Robert Smith-whom all american Nei Jia artists owe a tremendous debt to that further emphasizes my thinking behind solo training and why Ive changed my modus operandi:

"The internal requires quiet, stillness. But this stillness is not simply the absence of sound. It is a total presence, an attentiveness, which must be a part of the discipline if excellence is to emerge. I believe that the silences a man must live with in training in the internal themselves produce part of the skill that ultimately comes. When the silence releases its new energy a quiet mind is produced, and when this happens the whole being becomes truly active."

You can find the book this comes from here.