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Posted by Jim on 8/2/2001, 4:27 pm --Previous Message--
Thanks for the feedback.
: 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.
: 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!
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