Topic: What do you think about?

[Huw]

I think we should do more work on Kata, concentrating on the correctness of the final position of each move so that we educate our bodies into recognising what it feels like to finish the move correctly. We could do more work with Kata being done slowly at first then Rhythm and timing.
What do others think ?

I agree. Going through Heian Yondan with Gizmo on Monday was a real eye opener - not especially for the final positions but the 'start' positions i.e. starting moroto uke with your fists almost behind you etc. Doing more work on kata should also benefit our kihon with respect to techniques which are no longer practised much.

[Jewels]

That is something that does strike a chord with me actually, i think the rhythm and timing does bring it altogether more fluidly and therein lies its character but for me it seems to go straight in, i  ingest the timing and rhythm on a diffrent wavelength, the technique of each posture being a more cerebral learning thing, both being equally important and fascinating. yeah, lets do some more!

[Moley]

TimingWhere does Timing (or rather variation in timing) come from ?
My question here is about timing used when attacking. So many variables come in:
1. You hit on the first attack - game finished
2. You hit on the second as planned.
3. You miss on the first attack but score immidiately on the second not planned.
4. As above 3. but you stagger your timing
5. You create Kyo
6. You use dead time
7. As above but on attack 3.

etc etc.
Most of this just HAPPENS, it's not planned and you certainly don't have time to THINK ABOUT IT when you are in the heat of kumite.

So come on you "Scientists"  How does it happen ? Why does the body do it without you thinking about it ?
How can it change it's mind in that amount of time?

To add complication to your explanation bring in Distancing.
Puzzling.

[dogberry]

TimingWhere does Timing (or rather variation in timing) come from ?
My question here is about timing used when attacking. So many variables come in:
1. You hit on the first attack - game finished
2. You hit on the second as planned.
3. You miss on the first attack but score immidiately on the second not planned.
4. As above 3. but you stagger your timing
5. You create Kyo
6. You use dead time
7. As above but on attack 3.

etc etc.
Most of this just HAPPENS, it's not planned and you certainly don't have time to THINK ABOUT IT when you are in the heat of kumite.

So come on you "Scientists"  How does it happen ? Why does the body do it without you thinking about it ?
How can it change it's mind in that amount of time?

To add complication to your explanation bring in Distancing.
Puzzling.

I would say it is all to do with reaction and instinct and these can be honed through training to adapt techniques to use with your natural reactions and instinct....................I was surprised recently having seen a vince morris video in relation to hostage situations and his techniques which helped the 'hostage' utilise natural techniques to gain time and position (correct distance) initialy prior to initiating a response.
Quite rightly 'every action instigates a reaction' but if controlled it will have the more desirable result for the 'defender'

he was confronted with a person with a bladed weapon (sword).natural reaction would be to move away(most of us would) but with confidence and against our natural instinct it was far more less life threatening to move in on the attacker where you were not in the line of the blade and use various techniques to take the attacker out.!!

without doubt VINCE MORRIS has had years of training but it gives food for thought!!

[gizmo]

Dogberry - I'd like to see this video, where did you get it ?

[dogberry]

Dogberry - I'd like to see this video, where did you get it ?

I borrowed it off  Mike at mona books, Llangefni I've since returned it.........

dogberry

[gizmo]

Thanks _ I'll give Mike a ring