One time, back in my youth I went to a bookstore. On the shelves I saw an edition of "Boxing for Beginners". I bought it and brought it back home. For a couple of days I tried to repeat the moves in front of the mirror. Then I put the book on the shelf and forgot about it. The book was gathering dust until I threw it away. I didn't learn how to fight, unfortunately.
Now I go to boxing training regularly. At first I stood in front of the mirror and worked on my feet. But when I started sparring I forgot everything, I didn't even hit my opponent once. I realized that in order to progress in this sport I needed a special type of intelligence that I couldn't possibly get from theory.
It's very much like the process of investing. At the start, you learn the theory. But the very first light punch puts you in a bind. Right this second I have beginners emailing me with questions such as "what do I do?" Basically, it's the same thing we talked about earlier.
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