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ninjanurse
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Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Posts: 6154
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Go with the flow....
_________________ "A Black Belt is only the beginning."
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Tae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnis
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Tempest
Green Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2006
Posts: 424
Location: Dallas
Styles: Judo, HEMA
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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bushido_man96 wrote: |
ninjanurse wrote: |
Go with the flow....
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I try to do this...but my flow is limited. Some people "flow" from a fire hose. Mine is a trickle from a leaky faucet... |
A leaky faucet is fine as long as you keep leaking. Ever leave a leaky faucet for a month? See how much your water bill is after that.
I would posit that having a few techniques and a really good understanding of position is more important than having a lot of tricks up your sleeve.
Most beginners spar too much, don't drill enough and always want to learn a new technique.
Most advanced players drill a lot, spar regularly but not a lot, and usually wind up using the stuff they learned as a white belt more than anything else. _________________ Think first, act second, and stop getting the two confused. |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16430
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with you Brian and Tempest; better to have that leaky faucet than not because one drip/technique/idea/etc leads to another that another than another and so on and so forth. Flowing will come, and while it comes, or when it comes...BE THAT SPONGE, and soak it up as though your life depends on it, because one day, it just might!!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Tempest wrote: |
bushido_man96 wrote: |
ninjanurse wrote: |
Go with the flow....
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I try to do this...but my flow is limited. Some people "flow" from a fire hose. Mine is a trickle from a leaky faucet... |
A leaky faucet is fine as long as you keep leaking. Ever leave a leaky faucet for a month? See how much your water bill is after that.
I would posit that having a few techniques and a really good understanding of position is more important than having a lot of tricks up your sleeve.
Most beginners spar too much, don't drill enough and always want to learn a new technique.
Most advanced players drill a lot, spar regularly but not a lot, and usually wind up using the stuff they learned as a white belt more than anything else. |
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