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Posted by Andrew on 8/2/2001, 3:56 pm We also lightly spar with only cups and goggles. That's as realistic as I like to get. However, Sifu Kariotis will always and at anytime would take it to the max if you, as a student, want to. As for me, I'm soft and non-confrontational despite my larger size. Never got in fights and I'm never in a position to get in one either. So I take my training slow. Others take the hard route. At the school there's a niche for everyone. However, Sifu Kariotis will always remind you of the weaknesses of your fighting in a real situation. We have a maxim: "When the mad and insane come your way, all your martial arts go away." Meaning, under pressure you will fall apart if you do not train hard and realistic. Sifu Kariotis will take it to the floor if you want to and encourages us to be mindful of ground work. Now, with all that being said let me take on the unsaid bit of fallacy that drills are no good after 20 minutes or when learned. I was a music teacher and, trust me on this, every musician I know would drill the same scales and chords as when they first learned it. Even after decades of playing. Dancers and gymnists will still drill the same thing even after proficiency many years later. When I pick up my instrument the first thing I do is driling. Why all this? Because these are basic physical movements that you WILL lose over time. If much practice is done you will only have to quickly touch upon the drill to renew the neural patterns again and then practice other things. Some drills will look stupid and monotonous like dan chi sao but it's teaching other things - wrist/forearm touch, structure, balance, pressure, response, etc. You need these things. This was a little wordy but I hope I made sense. Thanks for writing! See ya!
Hi! In our school we do drill forever. We vary them. We do different combinations. This school is more informal so therefore different people come at different times that are at different levels.
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