There are many places that I could start with however for me to understand something new, I need to see the big picture first then use questioning to develop my understanding. What I mean is if you want to learn to play tennis start by watching tennis matches, top level, state level, district level and the backyard level. Once you have all of these big picture ideas in your head you can go about finding out how they got to each level.
The same can be said about fighting, big picture people need to see a karate match, kickboxing, Thai boxing, MMA, street fight and a backyard fight to know how to achieve their outcome. Each of these fighting experiences have their own set of rules and it is these rules which dictate how we train, the weapons we use and the possible scenarios. Once I understand which playground I am learning about I can start to attain the required tools needed to achieve my expected outcome.
I like to break fights down into three main options. The first being dojo fighting the type which has you going back and forth respecting each others boundaries. The second being tournament fighting this type has you aiming to injure your opponent within the boundaries of the set rules. The last being street confrontations with sub sets such as – verbal, physical, singular attacks, multiple attacks and those with weapons.
All of these have some commonalities and it is these which can offer maximum advancement in minimum time. These common threads include – your bodies reactions to fighting, the need for there to be another party involved, rules (yes even street fights have rules – there aint none) and what I like to call the interview process.
Anyway time for bed I will continue the lessons soon.
Kyoshi Brad
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