Well for me greater efficiency is the path to effectiveness.. If you are very inefficient you may still prevail but without an over whelming edge in attributes it will only be that much tougher to do so if we are less efficient...Shana Moore wrote: Very interesting thoughts on efficiency. So, the trick is finding the balance between efficiency and effectiveness?
Nothing too obvious here...Shana Moore wrote: What I mean is your example of making your wauke smaller works to a point, as long as you effectively block or hit whatever you are seeking to block/hit/etc. I guess that's obvious, eh?
Now I didn't say wauke exactly, I said circle..
Circles can be for totally different kinds of things...
When you talk efficiency it helps to know exactly what kind of action we mean...
A more efficient strike will have more power, have better mechanics, take less time to execute, require less time to target...etc...
A circle could be used to change lines; to redirect, to take a position, to hook and control, to gain contact, to initiate a grab, etc...
Again, it helps to know exactly what one needs to do with the action in question.. Actions as in the above can be transformed with greater efficiency, make the slow person much faster, use less energy and allow one to adapt in real-time..
Efficiency is also really important when looking at how we change from one action/tool to another--the efficiency of change, of all motion is a big part IMO of seeing the higher levels of expression in especially close range arts..
Sure and how to train is just as important...Shana Moore wrote: But in order to make these things truly effective, you have to train over and over, correct?
Almost everything, in terms of actions/movements must be second nature, without conscious evaluation and continuous..Shana Moore wrote: I know from practice, testing, and reading (only limited experience) that stress can make your movements naturally smaller, so you want to train to instinctive reactions in this concept, correct?
But stress normally hinders accuracy and as far as I know would tend to move things in the direction of larger motions.. As in trying to use or find a key when under stress we falter and suddenly have trouble finding the key hole or we have the key upside down, etc..
Still, I think a reduction in excess motion can go a long way toward getting more efficient..
If you think of a circle block... Is it the circle motion or the strength of the shape that is or should really be doing the work? When intercepting an action remember that motion that initially moves the tool away from what you are intercepting is the opposite of what I'm talking about here in terms of efficiency...