For most people from outside the martial arts circle, the mental aspect refers to confidence, discipline, perseverence, dedication, focus, respect, etc. Yes, you do get all that through training, pushing your body to its limits, knowing and trusting your body,
Basic form – how did I get here?
If you are still struggling with the basic form, you are not alone. Your responses to last week’s blog got me to think, how did I get here? In the old days, learning the basic form is like a ritual.
Memorizing the form
Everyone memorize things at different speed using different means. I have talked about this topic in the past. In the martialgym for seniors class, the participants are often challenged with remembering what they have learnt. Therefore, I don’t even attempt
Adaptation
Adaptation is in our genes and that is why human outlast stronger and faster animals. We seen big businesses go under because of the failure to adapt. The same applies to fights. Adaptation is a survival necessity. Adaptation is such
The elusive ‘correct’ answer
The following are the responses I got for last week’s blog. I am sharing that with you without disclosing their names. 🙂 Try to look at each other’s answers and appreciate the difference in thought orientation / style of thinking
From action to humor
Jackie Chan is one of those known for bringing fun/humor into action movies. While the fights are not ‘real’ in any sense, you cannot discount its entertainment value. Humor aside, the scenes are by no means easy – lots of
Taking the long route
A lot of people argues that you should always take the shortest route from point A to B which is a straight line. Therefore, attacks involving swings and spins are almost guaranteed not-to-work. The bottom line is that anything can
Artificial boundaries
Geographic separation used to separate people into tribes and there are often fights between them. Today, political boundaries such as borders do exist but they don’t stop the relatively free flowing of people, goods and ideas. Even language barriers are
Stimulus-response model
In school, we study and learn ‘facts’. Often we don’t go through the process of making something relevant. Some kids have trouble through school because of that – they fail to see the relevance of what they are learning compared
Appreciating the waveform
Enjoy some incredible videos of the waveform. Most of you have seen this video already but nonetheless, here it is as a reminder. Exercise All the above video share a waveform in one way or the other. Please share your