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Muscle Memory Isn’t Just Physical
You can build-up mental and spiritual muscle memory as well.
I have been teaching people medieval fencing for over 20 years. The first things I teach are the basics of how to move (footwork) and how to hold and use the sword (bladework).
Both of these concepts involve several drills, the purpose of which is to train the muscles how to move and make all actions more flowing rather than stiff. Over time, however, the longer you do these drills (particularly if you do them correctly) the more fluid you become and the more readily your muscles move as required.
This is referred to as building muscle memory. This is particularly important when you are doing something that is unique or unusual. It allows you to more easily get into position, and over time make adjustments and adaptations, as well as expansions to the basic muscle memory.
Muscle memory can be applied to many things, from proper weight-lifting techniques to how to hold a calligraphy pen. There are practices and drills and repetitive motions you do that will build up the memory of the muscles and cause each subsequent action to be easier.
This is not just applicable to your physical body. Muscle memory can also be trained in the mental and spiritual realms. How? Practice?
