Black Belt Negotiating: Become a Master Negotiator Using Powerful Lessons from the Martial Arts

Finding Your Power

Every win is achieved from a position of power. The beauty of martial arts is that you can learn to find and generate power from sources you would never have expected. Another perk is that everyone can compete. Young and old, tall and short, thin and heavy, it doesn’t matter. Steady practitioners will always find a strength regardless of their body type or relative fitness.

Women especially tend to underestimate their power because they are less strong in the upper body than men. However, in martial arts they can use the strength in their lower body to be competitive by employing kicks more than punches. Because their center of gravity is lower, their power is usually found between their hips and their toes. Most women in ...