Originally posted by SifuAbel
Second, form. The issue here is sparring without being taught proper form. Whether its one move or whole sets, its important to have proper form in your techniques. Inproper form is what makes techniques sloppy.
Can you not make the corrections while sparring? In MT, you will start sparring fairly soon, but you will have a coach making corrections as you go. Same thing in bjj. It’s not uncommon to start rolling in your second class. What happens? you get tooled. but you gain valuable experience at the same time. Then as you drill more, you will apply the corrections that you have been given, and in time, your experience becomes apparent to you - And you are that much further ahead of the guys who haven’t been sparring.
[b]As per techniques not being useable. I tend to gravitate toward the burden being on the fighter not the technique. In an old marksman joke we see the issue.
“Its interesting to note how when somebody makes the mark he says he’s a good shot, but when he misses he says its a bad gun.” [/b]
I tend to liken that joke to CMA people supporting a guy who has done several arts, one of which was king fu, and touting him as a good CMA if he wins a fight, but then when a CMA guy gets mauled, they say “but he didn’t have THE kung fu…”, but I digress.
I’ve seen this time and time again. Particular moves being called “bad” either because of stylistic bias, inabilty, or lack of knowledge as to usage and placement. I’m sure everyone can give examples of things in his own system that one can’t use. But to be honest, its more likely inabilty or a lack of understanding that is at fault.
I don’t rule them out as BAD techniques, but rather high/low %, which I’ll address below, since you touched on it.
As per the term “low/high percentage” this strikes me as not usefull. Sure everyone can throw a basic straight punch and front kick; as they should because basics are key to everyone. But, this term tends to be misused IMO since it leads some to beleive that you don’t need more than this. It places a judgement on techniques from a position of the novice. “I don’t THINK this technique can work because X.” When others are useing said technique everyday.
we don’t say anything not basic is low %. If it’s advanced and works the majority of the time for plenty of people, then it can be considered high %. When a person has their chin down, good head movement, and is active, how hard is it to punch them in the throat even once? Conversely how difficult is it for me to catch you with a jab or cross to the face? A kick to the groin vs a kick to the thigh?
I actually agree with this. My only caveat is that 30% to 70% is a huge flux and the whole point of sparring. To be able to meet confrontation. To most, the intitial confrontation even at the school level will initiate the adrenal response. The whole point is to get down to that 30 % level and below. When a person becomes confident under pressure in his basic speed , power and focus, that person will not have much of a problem directing his strikes and techniques. He will be able to use whatever “spearhead” he chooses.
Sounds good…
Because after a whille, you’ve been hit enough, fear subsides and you just let go and do what the body has been trained to do. “No mind” . Once there is no mind the body is free to flow and move as it chooses.
true.
