As was stated in the article, "Make things as simple as possible—but no simpler."Van Canna wrote: The KISS principle is the key, as Rabesa sensei also points out on his site.
- Bill
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As was stated in the article, "Make things as simple as possible—but no simpler."Van Canna wrote: The KISS principle is the key, as Rabesa sensei also points out on his site.
Your so right Van , this is the truth behind the its all in Sanchin IMHOI agree...the way to look at tradition is that it is the 'seed'...same way good Uechi people look at Sanchin as the 'seed' that blossoms into the rest of the katas that ingrain technique, explosive power, tenshin concepts, evasion and redirection, balance and almost infinite angles of force and directions.
Then it is up to the student to practice those concepts against the more common habitual acts of violence, creating useful scenarios from base bunkais...
But the student must remain in practice with applications congruent with his chosen system and the effects of the fight or flight reflex.
A student that practices a million styles will get bogged down by Hick's Law.
The KISS principle is the key, as Rabesa sensei also points out on his site.
I personally think that there is no problem looking outward if you have the base to do so , if your at a point were you are training from the essence and principles , and are not just lost in the ornamentation, if you are looking and training congruently with your base.Make things as simple as possible—but no simpler.
I've got a head the size and mass of a bowling ball, and I know how to use my frontal bone. Not gonna make me any uglier anyhow...Van Canna wrote:I wrote...The best way to win a 'phone booth fight' is to hit the opponent with a bowling ball.
Any ideas where the bowling ball comes from?
Good Stuff VanVery true. It is as Walter Mattson also states i.e., we need to work concepts and not techniques.
Bill Glasheen wrote:I've got a head the size and mass of a bowling ball, and I know how to use my frontal bone. Not gonna make me any uglier anyhow...Van Canna wrote:I wrote...The best way to win a 'phone booth fight' is to hit the opponent with a bowling ball.
Any ideas where the bowling ball comes from?
- Bill
This night was one of those nights...
My buddy, John, was a pretty hefty dude, but nothing compared to the stocky grunt who purposefully bumped into him to tell him to "watch where you're going!" while his friends snickered at what was about to happen.
What the big oaf didn't know was that my buddy wasn't your typical barroom brawler.
He wasn't into "shoving" or wildly swinging away in a hail Mary haymaker like most guys.
He was a "smart fighter".
Never one to back down and not looking to test the odds of overpowering the giant thug in front of him, John instantly reached out and grabbed the guy by the back of the neck and head-butted him.
The mutant fell like a rag doll, right to the floor.
One shot. Lights out.
His friends stopped laughing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I7-KEa99FwFor example, let's break down how to pull off a brutal head-butt...
(Note: It’s NOT as simple as it seems, and most folks do it
wrong and can end up giving themselves a concussion!)
Here’s how to do it:
Tuck your chin as you head-butt, so that your neck is more protected and you are striking with the top “crown” of your head - otherwise you’re using your forehead - which can knock YOU out!
Firmly cup your hands behind your attacker’s neck, making sure your arms are bent so you have full power!
Jerk hard and fast as you pull your attacker’s face INTO the head-butt, while you are head-butting forward full-force with the top of your head.
Repeat multiple times (if you don't feel him instantly crumple), fast and hard, until the attacker is down.
Ahh... the art of the flop. Call me skeptical, but I think two Academy Awards are in order here. Love seeing the perpetrator acting like he was the victim.Stryke wrote:Football is rough , they also have the 1 inch chi-blast headbutt.....