Affliction of Principles

[Blade96]

Hello Everyone,

I am currently in the process of creating a training style; something to keep up my Martial arts training,...

Matt

I think Matt is talking about a way to train not creating a new style of martial arts...possibly looking for drills and ideas to work on the concepts he has identified....?

I am familiar with him (as is Kuma) because of his posts on the other forum, and Kuma is right.

[ShoriKid]

Hello Everyone,

I am currently in the process of creating a training style; something to keep up my Martial arts training, for there are very few schools where I (temporarily) am. I care a lot about my skills and know that if not practiced, they will deteriorate. It may go on to be more than a simple regime, but for now, let us maintain its humble roots.

If you're trying to maintain your skills, don't look past that.

My question (which will also answer some of yours): I have come up with all concepts possible from every martial art I have studied. They are: Fluidity (the concept of evading blows without having to take them; either defensively dodging or offensively counter-striking)

Shadow boxing, when done right, using your full range of techniques will develope speed, good head movement, foot work and the ability to feint and draw an opponent.

Eruption (the concept of attacking in short powerful bursts; utilizing the strengths and limitations of the fast twitch mucle fibers, conserving energy, and giving opportunity to study the opponent. also, it less endangers the martial artist.)

Lift weights, do poloymetrics and hit the heavy bag to build your explosive power and ability to hit with good impact.

Gravity (the concept of using gravity, both of the martial artist and the opponent, to generate the most force or cause the most damage)

Footwork and timing to learn to drop your weight into a technique. Hit that heavy bag more.

Rigity (the concept of conditioning the body to resist blows and deliver more devastating ones)

Weight training, makawari and plent of ab conditioning, oh, and hit that heavy bag more.

Misdirection (leading the attention of the opponent to one area then striking at another)

More shadow boxing to work on foot work and feinting.

Seperation (the methods of seperating the body, directing the limbs to different targets; purpose: to overwhelm the opponent).

Heavy bag work again with good visualization.

Well here comes the actual confusion: I have trained for a while incorporating these concepts, but have found them constantly cluttering. In other words, there are too many and too many contradicting each other. For example, the concept of rigidty defies that of fluidity. It may be too difficult for the general public (if ti ever gets to taht point). So, what should I do? I am elaning towards more fluid direct principles, for they are easiest to learn and can overpower rigidty if mastered.

Keep it simple. Develope attributes and maintain the core skills that you already have. Focus on keeping what you have and refining them, not worry about trying to create something new. Quit thinking so much about conflicts of what you're doing. Just train.