Drill article

[niel0092]

This link is to an article written by my Kali instructor, Rick Faye, on the place of drills in training. I found it to be well thought out and a different take on what we see in current opinions on training. Take a look and see what you think.

http://www.inosanto.com/article_info.php?articles_id=3&osCsid=252c85581b0356c0b100d4b85bd7ce29

[bushido_man96]

I think that is a very good article. I think that drilling is one of the most important and useful aspects of training used in the martial arts.

[alsey]

i agree with what he said, but it was nothing new.

[jaymac]

I believe this article truly sums it up. I am very glad you posted it for everyone at the forum to read. No as Alsey put it, "It was nothing new," but it has been forgotten by many. With extreme and ultimate arts monopolizing the sports industry, I feel the true meaning of what it was like to train in a Martial Art has been lost by this new generation. I understand that there will always be changes, but keeping some things traditional would be beneficial to all students.

[bushido_man96]

I feel that drilling is not just a tradition, but absolutely necessary. In all the history of combat, soldiers drilled to learn. The Roman army did it excessively, and medieval warriors as well, in almost all cultures. Drills are the essence to learning anything, whether it is combat, football, soccer, or whatever.

[ps1]

I agree with the article. There isn't an art I've trained that we haven't drilled either.