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Nah I get it Rick , but I think challenging the language is important to flesh out the idea .
And I agree with the Lower on the progression of effectiveness , But it is a slippery slope when that’s higher on the level of workable.
I guess I’m just introducing the idea of a continuum , and discounting better or worse for maybe what’s appropriate.
The posture example is a perfect example .
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Ralstons footwork is pretty much all aki IMHO , with some Bagua thrown in , his patterns have been a big influence , I think you’ll get a lot from it .
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wow we disagree a little 🙂
I don’t believe there are different methods , just different emphasis ….
I don’t believe you have to teach them wrong to teach them right , you just need to teach at the point they are …..
you need to be able to deal with collision first , you need to meet , then merge , join , lead , etc it’s a continuum not a different method.
it is just a point on the relationship , at what point can they cope with , and does the work lead to the next step.
evolution , congruency , continuim , so when you f it all up you just fall down the skill progression and pick up where you land.
the wrong bit … thats the bread and butter , if you have the skill you progress that into the higher skills , you don’t replace , you refine , to many just jump for the more clever technique , they never see the link , they never truly can shift between because its abstract , not ingrained.
If it’s crap it’ll never lead up the progression.
And then you end up back at the beginning anyway.
Best answer to a superior skillset is still a right cross to the nose IMHO , all else being even.
almost everyone gets lost in intellectual ryu , its not techniques it’s tricks … it’s not often principles it’s attributes , and then you get principles as general rules .
as you get more sophisticated , you have to push the training , challenge your skills , build your attributes , test the principles , and challenge the extremes of skill/exploration , its the law of diminishing return .
However the biggest gain is the beginning .
Maybe I’m just challenging the language , maybe were saying the same thing , But the that’s wrong to do it right will always loose to that right hook without the wrong bit backing the right 90% of the time …….
yin and yang , yang keeps it honest …..
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Aikido ? was the tai-chi proving to be too effective 😛
great footwork in Aiki , and it fits well IMHO
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You mean shipping can be less than purchase price? !!
Good stuff Rick , look forward to the review 🙂
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sometimes the only solution is violence.
that is the topic , the latest events are a good example , and a clear demonstration that it is not violence that is bad but the intention of bad people to do bad things.
Not acting is not always a option , and then it is difficult , the courage and sacrifice involved in committing violence for the right reasons the right intention is not in everyone.
good topic and important to understand on an internal emotional moral ethical level …..
screw technique get your house in order ….
self ethos and responsibility (self and to others) the backbone of the warrior arts and those interested in self protection .
excellent topic.
Violence is bad is a cop out of , sometimes its a lesser evil , and a necessary one
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So sorry Chris , My thoughts and best wishes are with you .
take care and take time .
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Give it heaps JIM !!!!
congrats Chris , a milestone for everyone , wish you all the best
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I almost feel the need to apologise in advance , that usually means I should keep my mouth shut , and that I’m probably right
Your Rick Wilson
you have experience , others have different experience
you have experience in what you have done and tested , you have your material , that is all , that is enough .
you are a profficeint martial arts and self protection practitioner , it is up to the purchaser to decide wether they want to buy.
Everyone comes up with their truth a label an angle , anything you choose is valid , but its just a story , its the material period . If you need a new story so be it , does it make you more or less valid … nope
No need to feel the need to compare cv’s , are you confident in what you do ? , I’ve bounced plenty of cops and even a couple special forces guys around on occasion ….. doesnt make me one , doesnt make them all killer elite either … even the guys you note are exceptions.
Reality based practitioner to me isn’t some claim to prowess , its a mission statement , I’m going to my best to keep it real
Are you keeping it real , will you test it and put it on the line , and adjust and improve appropriately ?
if so your a reality based practitioner .
The honest truth is all these mucky mucks are just like us , there just blindly going forward and following there truth.
we all bleed , were all just pretending/aiming to control something uncontrollable , we can all learn from each other , and everyone is on a very shakey pedastool once they climb up there.
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Yeah exactly Rick , you have to put it somewhere if your doing the momentum thing , either into the joint and tendons , or your tensing .
I find this even true in Sanchin with the circular continuous flow(which negates a lot of what I’m talking about) , you can either flow it , and you can drop a short impulse/fajing like Joseph Chen , but if you try to do loose full power through the whole move , somethings got to give IMHO.
But I’m being picky , this can be made to work , its just got artefacts I’ve worked out of my practice which I think limits it and potentially if done badly can also injure.
But good topic and the guy looks skilled.
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I dont like it Rick , I like Fajing like Joseph Chen was demonstrating , but I don’t like this snapping the air In blocking motions , doubly with the weights …. I know I could do all of these but i dont see them as good habits to ingrain your just risking your elbows for nothing I’d suggest hitting something.
But im sure it can be made to work .
I enjoyed Jospehs clip (despite the performance factor) the clear coil behind everything and then just a demonstration of muscle control, vibration and tight fajing , no chance of momentum damage to the joints , and much harder to fake , you have it or you dont .
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I always tell people make sure your going in the direction your hitting.
sounds stupid and simple , but most don’t.
If you are not moving your throwing away a massive amount of power and positioning.
being on the spot doing techniques is beginner stuff and even then some don’t need it .
Our flow drills progress up to the footwork , every arm movement is a foot movement , the hands are taking the entry the feet need to take the entry.
Another related rule I often repeat , dont let your head be were it was ….. pretty simple and obvious , but you’ve got to be stubborn to ingrain such habits , but they really pay off .
After that I teach don’t return straight to where you were, So much harder than it sounds for most , talk about predetermined patterns.
All simple movement positioning, all easy to ignore and easy to ingrain , if you are stubborn enough to work such boring material (I’m sure that’s why most wont ever ingrain it , it’s to obvious and effective to work on , I mean I do it when i think about it , why not not worry about it when I’m not thinking about it)
I get the wooden dummy reference (like the gung fu spin on the heavy bag 😉 ) , I tend to agree , If I have the entry and take it and flurry and you don’t move , I don’t really care who you are I think your done .
Even if your on the spot and striking you should be shuffling , stepping , pivoting and moving in some manner to facilitate proper weight transfer .
if you don’t know were your feet should be going , look at were your hands are going .
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