Comments on: Warning: Technique Overload

By: Cyclonis

Cyclonis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:02:24 +0000

After reading, I am reminded of a quote i read that Bruce Lee said.

"I fear not the man who has practiced 1,000 different kicks. I fear the man who has practiced one kick 1,000 times."
~Bruce Lee

Perfect blend into this topic I think...

By: Cyclonis

Cyclonis — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:02:24 +0000

By: John W. Zimmer

John W. Zimmer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:11:02 +0000

Hi Matt,

I think Bruce Lee was on to something with JKD. While I had to learn 240 self defense techniques and 17 kata... in the end fighting is fighting. True there are flavors of the month and tried and true flavors and fighting is always evolving - but again fighting is fighting.

I used to get questions all the time when I was teaching about remembering a whole technique. I always told the students that the techniques were for testing but you (the student) should let the muscles learn the various ways to move and use what you like.

So my opinion is that it does not matter what style or complexity of techniques one might learn but rather that one likes the martial art and strives to become more proficient at it. The body will in that endeavor learn the moves.

By: Neal Martin

Neal Martin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:28:59 +0000

I posted on this subject myself recently and I talked about technique logjam and how it got me in trouble one night while bouncing. In terms of self defense, I think the best strategy is to narrow down your list of techniques to as few as possible and then just work on them over and over until they become second nature. I prefer the concept of pre-emptive striking now anyway. This more or less cuts out the need for other techniques, unless that initial tactic fails and you get pulled into a fight, in which case you fall back on your short list of techniques. All the rest you can keep for art or until you master them enough that you can use them for real without hesitation. Good post.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:24:51 +0000

definitely!

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:23:07 +0000

Cool! Yea it's easy to get yourself tangled up in a myriad of bunkai. Sometimes it's better to step back and ask yourself – but will this work and be available, really, when I need it?

By: Note to self – don’t over-complicate things :P | Gisoku Budo - musings of an amputee martial artist

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:42:23 +0000

[...] can be extremely counterproductive when translating said techniques into a real-world scenario (here). I can definitely see what he’s getting at, and can also relate to over-complicating things [...]

By: Sean @ Gisoku Budo

Sean @ Gisoku Budo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:25:20 +0000

Very timely post since I'll have bunkai incorporated into my next grading, which is coming up next month I personally find studying this kind of application really fascinating, even if I do over-complicate things sometimes

By: The Pain Resistant Attacker « Striking Thoughts

The Pain Resistant Attacker « Striking Thoughts — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:12:49 +0000

[...] to all this is a post on technique overload that I saw at Ikagai’s. If 5 prearranged knife self defense techniques are good, certainly 50 would be better [...]

By: Ikigai108

Ikigai108 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:36:46 +0000

I agree Bob. Learning and correcting through core principle may be harder, but definitely more worthwhile in the long run.