I see the concept of powerlessness to mean that I can't do it alone.
That I need help to manage each day and in order to receive help from outside myself requires that sense of surrender, or in other words to find my center and evaluate where I am at. That quick inventory only takes a few moments and it's then I humble myself to let the moment pass.
Sidenote: oak, martial art junkie here too!! Studied aikido as well and luvd it!