Mushin
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Mushin (moo sheen)
No Mind
If I were asked to define the single principle that has guided my precision rifle technique and training in the past decade with one word, that word would be Mushin.
https://aikidonosekai.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/aikido-mushin-no-mind/
Mushin cannot be grasped with the intellect; it must be experienced.
I am not in this state of mind when walking around. I'm not in this state of mind when computing a firing solution, dialing my scope, or loading my magazine. I've spent an enormous amount of time training to keep myself in this state of mushin when I'm making a shot. Once I achieve cheek weld and I decide I'm going to make a shot, I leave everything else behind. That was what was in my mind when I center-punched my antelope at 755yds last weekend; Nothing. Shooting, for me, is a purely instinctual affair.
I just thought I'd drop this in here as it may help some of you. Ask questions as they arise. :)
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Some of my best groups are when I'm not thinking, just doing what you taught in your class. Become one with the rifle.
When I start thinking, I start throwing shots.
