Dave Loche Xi

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it's called Neuro Muscular Memory, or just muscle memory. Your mind gets used to moving your body in specific patterns... that's why sensais usually make the students practice repetition, and that's why a lot of studios encourage sparring. After so long, your body can adapt itself into counterattacks, and knowing what little things signal a high kick from your opponent, etc... Forms are no different. Once you practice a form correctly a few times, your body will proceed even if you're not thinking about it too much. Like tommarker said: "1000 repetitions to learn... 10,000 to master." (Numbers aside lol)

personally, I never thought of Ninjutsu to be anything like Jujitsu... but after reading the legit posts in this topic I'm really starting to think about the reasons behind the style of Ninjutsu, and (having only ever trained with Jujitsu) I realize that they really are quite alike. You learn something new every day

I have studied Tang Soo Do for years now, and I have very rarely practiced that kick. It helps to be flexible though, in these cases (the pictures)