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Old 09-12-2015, 11:05 AM   #22
Alec Corper
 
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Re: 2 Martial Arts

No disrespect intended but I disagree with most of what is said here. It all sounds like "dojo mindedness".
Timing is all well and good but speed will,fail you in the end, and is damn near useless in the real world. Sudden violence, ambushes, deception and so on can't be prepared for by having someone attempting to hit you with a bokken in the dojo, " Ready, here I come!!!!"
Situational awareness, perceptual speed and readiness, the combination in Chinese terms of Peng and Ting Jin, inflated sphere and listening power, these attributes are far more important. The condition that is valid for both successful daily living and combat is something worth striving for far more than a collection of anachronistic techniques which are the possible vehicles of learning rather than the attributes themselves.

If your temper rises withdraw your hand, if your hand rises withdraw your temper.
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