Time
by Kirsty Henderson | Five Rings Training: One topic which has fascinated me for years is why as a martial artist do I experience time differently and why does time slow down so much during fighting? Are you a martial artist who has experienced that sudden slowing down of time right in the middle of a high-speed interaction, with time becoming slow enough for you to assess your options? If so, you are not alone. Time bends to the number of faculties being used Humans experience time differently during experiences in which more faculties are being used. In short, if we increase our faculty use we increase our time. In martial arts training terms this means the more you push to expand your training capacity, the more of your faculties are available to you, and hence the more opportunity you have for slowing down your perception of time. Time Theories There are many theories why humans experience time differently from Proportionate theory to Metabolic theo