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To Do or Not to Do
BY MOSHE KATZ
CEO
ISRAELI KRAV INTERNATIONAL
June 24, 2025, Israel
To do or not to do! That is the question.
All beginnings are difficult, that is a common phrase in every language I have encountered. Beginnings are difficult because...we are inherently lazy, we are reluctant to change.
Should I stay in front of the TV set with my beer and pizza, or get dressed and go to Krav Maga class? The choice is an easy one, pizza wins out. I myself faced that same choice every morning. Back in Brooklyn, I would set my alarm to very early so that I can get to the dojo. But when I work up I did not feel like moving. I had a choice; stay in my warm comfortable bad for another couple of hours or pull myself out of bed, take a shower, get dressed, to out in the freezing cold and snow, walk to the train station, stand for an hour, and then go train barefoot in full contact Kyokushin karate for an hour, do push-ups on my knuckles while getting hit with the shinai stick, tough choice.
Nine out of ten times I chose the dojo, and that is why I am where I am today. On the rare occasions that I gave in to my base instincts and stayed in bed, I spent the rest of the day regretting it. On most days I felt proud that I had progressed in my karate training and eagerly looked forward to the next lesson.
I saw an advertisement recently about procrastination. They actually made a song about it, and, in the parlance of our times, explained that It is not your fault! your brain is simply wired this way, to overthink things, to delay, to push things off, to reconsider. But fortunately, they developed a drug for you, just purchase their product and you will be better, but it was certainly never your fault.
That is not the way I was brought up, I heard, Buckle down and do your work, school has deadlines, job applications have deadlines, fines have deadlines, pay them or suffer the consequences, it is that simply.
There are times in life where we are at a fork in the road, a crossroad, and the path we choose will have consequences. I have lived long enough to see the difference, there are those who choose to DO, while many chose to wait, which is another way of choosing, Not to Do. There are those who will own their own business, control their own lives, and those who spend their lives feeling cheated by life, disadvantaged, oppressed, or grieving over missed opportunities. Most people do not see their own role in their fate.
With Krav Maga I see in the choice to test for another rank, or in opening a school, or expanding a school or hosting a seminar. Some make a decision and go for it, others deliberate endlessly and, in the end, do nothing. Most people chose to remain in their comfort zone, others will learn a new language, travel, meet new people. The choice is ours, not a drug.
There is much in life that we cannot control, in Israel we have been at war for nearly 2 years, with seven different fronts. It is a war we did not start, and we did not want, but it was thrust upon us in the most violent way. We have been isolated in the world, criticized widely and falsely accused of the very crimes which our enemies have committed. Our economy has suffered greatly, but - we fight back, we choose LIFE. We choose TRUTH despite the lies told about us all over the world. We Have a Choice!
Do you want to host a seminar? You - Can - Do - It, (just ask me how, I will not "Jew you down", you will get a fair deal). But you have to ask yourself, are you a "Can do person", or a procrastinator, if it is the later I can recommend a great new drug!
The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion is in the streets!”
As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl;
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly. (Mishlei, The book of Proverbs)
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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