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Highs and Lows in Training
BY MOSHE KATZ
CEO
ISRAELI KRAV INTERNATIONAL
November 14, 2026, Israel
It is important to remember the journey. Sometimes we climb a ladder, we climb a mountain, and we wonder why it is taking others so long; We forget the journey.
My journey is certainly not over, but I am at a latter stage of the ladder.
A teacher must look at a student and truly that see that student, but he must also see himself. To say, I was you! He must remember the struggles, the frustrations, the moment when you felt like quitting, he must remember all of this.
I remember well that there are Highs' and Lows'. Today suddenly that thought occurred to me, remember the Low's and the Highs'. There are moments when you seem to be flying, when suddenly that kick is soaring in the air, when everything seems to magically click, when you feel you are really progressing; you can see your black belt in the distance, and that distance is no longer that great.
And then there are moments when everything is Bleak. You just can't get it right, you lose every fight, you can't get that join lock on your opponent, your punches are missing the target. I recall training in the Oyama dojo and a respected Brown Belt cursed his leg, "I can't stand my left leg! I just can't get any more in that Mawashi geri!"
When things look bleak, we need to remember that it is not all over, this is not the end. It is part of the process, there will be High's, there will be Low's. Such is life. Such is training, such is business. A team can go on a streak and win 5 games in a row and feel they are invincible, and then go ahead and drop three in a row and wonder, "What Happened?"
What happened is life, there is an old expression, You can't win 'em all, and it is very true, sooner or later you hit a plateau where you feel you are not moving forward, but it is an illusion. Sometimes the things you learn during these lulls, these low periods, become your greatest strengths later on. There was a great singer who temporarily lost his voice, he lost his power, his Magic. He discovered his humanity. He became a better person. He became a stronger person
I have been through many High's in my life, I have also been through many Low's where it was difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel, where it seemed the morning would never come. I have grown during these periods, I have discovered different aspect of myself that were hidden before, I have become stronger.
Fame is fleeting, life itself is fleeting, Strength comes and goes but there are many kinds of strength, we need to discover them all, and that happens during the times when the sun is hidden.
Moshe Katz, 7th dan Black Belt, Israeli Krav Maga. Certified by Wingate Institute. Member Black Belt hall of fame, USA and Europe.
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