Ahh, this is the nut to crack don't you think. Watching sempai practice kumite, all brands of kumite, is exciting. Many newbies want so bad to get there and get there fast. As a fledgling practitioner and especially as a Sensei you must "resist" the temptations to allow speedy arrival at the kumite gate.
I do not allow kumite of any form until a practitioner reaches a "green belt or go-ku level." They must really learn, understand and apply in a controlled manner all the fundamental principles as applied to the upper and lower basic waza and the first kata (green belt in some cases means performing three of the kata but for my teachings I prefer they truly understand one kata and the fundamental waza first as done maintaining adherence to fundamental principles).
Habits, reflexive actions and proper waza applications can be learned either correctly or incorrectly. It must be remembered that "unlearning" something that has become instinctive, reflexive and automatic is very tough and you don't want to find out it failed you in a live situation.
If an untrained person jumps immediately into kumite, except controlled one, two and five step kumite drills, freestyle will find the mind will resort to what ever it finds in its encoding and apply it regardless of correctness, etc. If it works in these instances it will be reinforced and when the mess hits to oscillating blades it will fail and the owner will get damaged.
When you move instinctively, reflexively, automatic-pilot mode the mind and body are one and if the principles are solid the motion and application of said principles will lengthen your line in relation to your attacker - you get minimal damage and find safety. Reflexive/instinctual action is superior to contrived action.
Look at it as driving a car before you take driver's ed and get a license. You have to know the laws and the rules of the road before trying to drive.
"The Author, it must be remembered, writes from his own standpoint!"
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!
Do You Have A Question?
If you have a question not covered in this blog feel free to send it to me at my email address, i.e. "snow" dot here "covered" dot here "bamboo" AT symbol here "gmail" dot here "com"
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon
Warning, Caveat and Note: The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books.
Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.
No comments:
Post a Comment