Welcome, Jeff. I think you'll like this crew. No butt kissing, they aren't afraid to disagree (though a little pouting now and then), encyclopedic knowledge on stuff I know very little about, very diverse points of view... Reminds me of you. It's a pretty good family. I always feel honored they let ...

"The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights." [/quote] A true statement, though it makes me think, just how much value is a game plan if this is the case? I know i can strategize jus...

There are some things that are very obvious and sensible now that I didn't learn (and don't know anyone who did learn) as a beginner. Structure, for instance. Once I got it, I see it everywhere. It has improved every class of technique- linear striking more than circular, but both, throwing, locking...

I think the ‘dilution’ as seen by many, including seniors from sister organizations, who may or may not have axes to grind, stems from the basic concept that Uechi has a long history of being a formidable defensive style… with Kanbun training his students long and hard into the night, and engaging ...

.and another thing from Rory's blog he says sensitivity drills take a very long time to produce even very small returns, Not quite what I meant. In sensitivity drills, whether it is chi-sao or blindfolded infighting or aspects of judo randori, you spend quite a bit of time on the drill. Sometimes m...

Not sure where to post this. I will be in Alexandria from Wednesday evening through Friday (flying out Saturday morning). Theoretically, the evenings will be free. Anyone in the area?

Rory

I'm not sure but I think some folks seem to loose looseness more when the mechanic becomes any kind of thrusting vs.. something less linear--perhaps folks finding it easier or more understandable kinesthetically to be loose in an arc.. Hmm- the looseness in a circular strike feels different than th...

Throwing a ball, while it has the looseness we want doesn't use the exact same mechanics, neither does turning off a light switch.. Actually, one of my favorite strikes uses exactly the same body mechanics. It is brutal (and there is a funny story about the "iron shirt master" wearing Hig...

Okay, I caught up on this thread at lunch today, took two pages of notes and then lost them, so here's winging it: Mike- Excellent distinction between randomess and predictability. Assaults are never random. The bad guy picks his victim. The bad guy picks his time. Even in a wilding, the bad guys ar...

Here's a simple test of your memory: How many animals of each type did Moses take on the Ark? What's the answer? How many animals? Two? Be careful: what about an amoeba, a sexless, single-celled animal that reproduces by dividing itself in two? Did he need to take two of these? Errrmmmm... it was N...

I've just been skimming this, so a couple of points. Seven plus or minus two is the number of facts that can be held in short-term memory. That may or may not be the same as the number of pieces of information you can juggle. Memory is related to cognition, but not the same thing. Hick's law states ...

The application of Hick's law that I use is what i call the "Brown Belt Syndrome", where someone knows so many cool ways to win that he gets his ass kicked while trying to make the best decision. For every story about a blackbelt who got hammered, there are at least two about a student wit...

There is a finality to killing, and it has ripples. Even if you could convert someone from living to dead with no emotional baggage the same twitch of a finger will create orphans and a widow, which may be harder to deal with. And people will not treat you the same and you will notice that too. It's...

Thanks Bill. I've amended the passage to include your insights. It's a better piece. Neil- I was going to use the jump analogy, but Bill beat me to it. the only thing I would add is that weight by itself is meaningless. No matter how many people tell you that twelve pounds of pressure will break the...

Had an insight a while ago which may explain why power generation seems complex. Here's the current draft of my thinking. Pick it apart. What have I missed? Power generation is more mechanical than timing and it can seem like there is more to it. There isn’t, there are just more words. Power generat...