Tennis Improvement Memo 553. Kanoa Igarashi talks with Auger-Aliassime - The rule-breaking reverse scorpion explodes!?

Professional surfer Kanoa Igarashi watched the ATP Finals and is obsessed with tennis. What he learned from his meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime is that "a set is a reset."Don't get carried away or get down, regulate your rhythm through breathing and vocalization, and maximize your concentration—an introduction to the "forbidden move" of running across the court with a surfing sensibility.

▶ Surfing expert Kanoa Igarashi lands on the court!

HereProfessional surfer Kanoa Igarashi, who appeared in the article, watched the ATP Finals.

It seems he has "become a huge fan of tennis."

After that, he also had a meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime, who said he "returned to where he should be."

Confirming that "in tennis, whether you win or lose a point, you need to reset once and prepare your mind and body for the next point" is exactly right.

I compare it to "a set is a reset" (related article: Whether you win or lose a set, it's a 'reset'—life is the same).

▶ "Don't get carried away, don't get down"—in life, a set is a reset

Even if things go well, it will be reset anyway.

Therefore, I hope you do not get mentally carried away.

Even if it is painful, it will be reset anyway.

Therefore, I hope you do not get mentally down.

After all, "misfortune and fortune are like a twisted rope."

So, walk the 'middle path' without getting carried away or getting down.

▶ A "master of the heart" starts without getting carried away

However, trying to "not get down" is difficult, isn't it?

You end up getting down no matter what.

Only a "master of the heart," who can instantly change their mind just by thinking about it, can do that.

If you could do that, you wouldn't have any trouble.

Therefore, I recommend starting with the opposite, the 'trying not to get carried away' side.

Even for beginners, it is easier to maintain a certain level of control (self-restraint) when you don't get carried away (Related article "This is how 'peace of mind' is cultivated").

▶ Emotions are waves - Even if they swing wildly, they return when they settle

Since emotions are waves (amplitude), when you stop getting carried away, it also becomes harder to fall into the opposite state of depression.

Swinging violently between both extremes is what we call 'manic-depression'.

The reason the 'aftermath of a festival' feels lonely is because the momentum of the unleashed emotions swings back.

In Buddhism, this is called 'Eku' (suffering of change) (Related article "Even if you win, it's 'at most 2 minutes.' Come to think of it, Agassi too...").

Try not to rejoice without restraint when you are happy or having fun.

Then, it becomes harder to fall into depression, and you can stay in a state of 'clear mirror, still water' (Meikyo Shisui) mind.

Also, if you don't rejoice even when you are happy, following the 'law of conservation of mental energy,' you can also achieve renewable concentration (Related article "Mental energy is also 'finite'").

▶ Objectify the 'emotions' that narrowed Ichiro's vision using the 'Keaton Yamada method'

Ichiro also says this.

''When you get emotional, your field of vision narrows'—he preached the importance of playing calmly.' Ichiro himself reflects,

'I used to (show my emotions) when I was a kid, but nothing good ever came of it'.

It is okay to feel emotions, but do not become emotional.

This line is drawn by objectification.

It is (actually) fine to objectify by saying, 'I am angry,' 'I am sad,' or 'I am jealous,' but the idea is not to become subjective and get swallowed up by them.

When you are angry, use the 'Keaton Yamada method' from the anime Chibi Maruko-chan to objectify the automatic reaction of your heart by saying, 'And so, XX was feeling irritated' (insert your own name for XX) (Related article "It is natural as a human to get irritated").

▶ Conquer both rallies and waves with 'rhythm'

Regarding the 'breathing method' that was also a topic of conversation.

It is a 'method' passed down in Japanese martial arts and other disciplines.

Breathing is a rhythm created by the body of the small nature.

In surfing, you ride the rhythm of the waves as they come and go.

In tennis, you ride the rhythm of the ball as it goes back and forth.

When those objects you are matching your rhythm to synchronize with your body's rhythm, which is your 'breathing,' you can ride the wave and the rhythm of the rally, which is why we say the 'timing is right.'

▶ 'Ei, ya, toh!' - The ultimate timing adjustment using your voice

'Ei, ya, toh!'

Don't you get the impression that the stronger the school, the louder they vocalize?

It is not just a matter of mental fortitude; vocalization serves a functional purpose in riding the rhythm and gauging timing.

Vocalization and breathing are a set; when you are making a sound, you are exhaling, and when you are inhaling, you cannot make a sound.

Also, when you concentrate, you enter a state of 'breath retention' where you stop breathing (related article: 'Ngaa!' is not tension, but a breathing method for throwing through).

▶ Stop the self-talk - A 10-second 'luxury of not thinking'

And when you are vocalizing, the self-talk in your head stops (related article: How to eliminate self-talk?).

People say 'thinking is important,' but we modern people cannot help but think for even a single moment.

If you can go 10 seconds without thinking, you are a master.

Try it.

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'Hmm, what does it mean to not think?'

'Can't I do it for about 10 seconds?'

'Tennis Zero is nonsense, right?' and so on—you 'thought' about it, didn't you? (laughs).

That is why I think Steve Jobs said 'Stay foolish' (don't think).

The 'Daisetsu' in D.T. Suzuki, a master of Zen, actually means 'big fool'.

Yet, conventional tennis instruction has you "think" about your form, such as "bend your knees" or "rotate your hips," which keeps your self-talk going.

Then, the ball just seems to vanish.

▶ "Is a life of overthinking a VR experience?" - To avoid losing sight of reality

Incidentally, not just in tennis but in daily life as well, because you are constantly thinking, that life is one where you cannot see, hear, or taste... (Related article: "The story of the human cognitive system").

You lack a "sense of reality" in your living.

Your life is hijacked by "thought (virtual)" (Related article: "The illusion that the ball flies right to your hand").

▶ Doubling power just by making sound - The secret of relaxation × rhythm × breathing

The "breathing method" that became a topic of conversation in the meeting between Kanoa Igarashi and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

And the "vocalization method" that goes with it.

It is explained in "Ultimate" that this also allows for a power-up.Ultimate is explained.

Why does simply making a sound allow for effective output?

Because riding the rhythm aligns your "timing," you can produce great power (even while relaxed).

It is Koji Murofushi's "Ngaaa!".

https://youtu.be/SD7IFGJcXXs

Conversely, if you tense up, the power derived from your skeleton and inner muscles that is output from within your body is blocked and weakened.

That relaxation is also practiced by Kanoa Igarashi (Related article: "Rickson Gracie and Kanoa Igarashi's relaxation style").

▶ The tennis world's "forbidden move" - A rational secret that would even surprise Riki Choshu!?

The reason champions like Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, and two-time US Open winner Aryna Sabalenka vocalize cannot be for "petty reasons" like intimidating their opponent (Related article: "Neither Seles nor Sharapova engage in 'petty intimidation'").

It was a rational method for riding the rhythm, measuring timing, and powering up without making mistakes.

The vocalization method is a secret technique just like a "rule-breaking reverse scorpion hold" or a "dragon suplex" in the world of professional wrestling.

The 'forbidden move' of the tennis world is here.

Please listen closely to the sound of the ball hitting the court, the footwork, and the players' 'breaths'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t26ZJPxT8Ws

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