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I think five kata along with Yilu is more than enough.
I was once going to waste time learning Hsing I or Naihanchi, but now I realize it’s just novelty that I want to do that.
I would love to learn a new form that teaches me an all new different way of moving, for I look at kata not for fighting applications but body mechanics and ‘energies’ of movement.
But it has to be a good time investment, and without all the bullshit typical of most traditional martial arts.
Solid thread
I want to see where you go with this.
I’m also going through a Paradigm shift about what I teach and how I teach it.
Solid thread
I want to see where you go with this.
I’m also going through a Paradigm shift about what I teach and how I teach it.
I just touched on it with Stan yesterday.
And it left a big impression.
Not even on the rotation as you guys are doing it, but even raw expression of force.
Thank you for this post.
I’ve taught this drill before, but I always felt maybe I was missing some steps or forgot them.
This post had details I think I had forgotten when trying to do this drill.
Next time I’m back in town and I’m teaching I can use this post as a template to correct my mistakes.
Thank you for this post.
I’ve taught this drill before, but I always felt maybe I was missing some steps or forgot them.
This post had details I think I had forgotten when trying to do this drill.
Next time I’m back in town and I’m teaching I can use this post as a template to correct my mistakes.
Once again to bring up my old point:
Another drill, unique, but once again with a heavy focus on reading and flowing.
One common theme for most of these drills I noticed is reading the attack and flow.
That’s where it ultimately went.
So maybe you could market it heavily into being able to read an opponent and being very hard to read?
I noticed that ‘doing’ sometimes is a stage of learning.
You see students that have to “do” a motion to know exactly where to collapse. Othwersie they collapse or release the wrong parts.
First they need to see and feel where something is to move, sometimes that involves “Doing”
But once they know, they should probably release, because “Doing” is simply not as good. Release is better.
There is a coach at Wise warrior who teaches engaging muscles to teach punches, and after last night, I realize he teaches engaging antagonistic muscles instead of just those that are needed.
I don’t agree with it, but he uses it to demonstrate connecting different body parts.
I don’t say anything because to be fair, he does get his students punching better.
But I see him do that, and I realize how difficult it is to truly teach people to strike using only the engagement of muscles that are needed.
He’s not the first coach i’ve seen language body connection like that.
