From a self-defense point of view, having more than one options during different phases of a conflict is important: Increases your chance of a desirable outcome Gives you confidence Allows you to be unpredictable in terms of response and delivery
“Practice at home” Part 2
Associated with the word “Practice” are quantitative words like “repetitions, duration, sets”. Most just repeat what was taught last class and do not have a specific training strategy that support constant improvements. To compare effectiveness of different ways to practice,
“Practice at home” Part 1
Everybody put a little extra effort right before an important exam. While you can study and memorize more within a 24 hour time slot, it is impossible to improve your physical baseline within 24 hours. If I tell you that
What, where, when, who, why and how
Some martial art classes that are taught like gymnastics where skills are standardized and the learning process is more on imitation and less on understanding. As an example, kung-fu forms (or routines) are meaningless without a context of what it
Body building, weight lifting, world’s strongest man and weight training
They all use weights but what are the differences? Do they play a part in martial arts? They each have different emphasis. Body building is about size of muscle and looks. It is about poses and not above movements and