The Disrespected Basics!!

[senseikellam]

Ti always remember that basics should be a part of any daily workout routine.

[bushido_man96]

I also agree that good basics are the key to success. Even in math, you can't forget the basic stuff when doing the more complex problems. Everything starts on a good foundation, and basics supply that foundation.

[Ti]

Ti always remember that basics should be a part of any daily workout routine.

OSS!

Yeah, I tend to skip them when nobody is poking and prodding me, but I'm putting them back in. So much now I'm starting to gloss over the other stuff..

[brickshooter]

Looking to Japan, I noticed that their average martial arts practioner has a much higher skill level. I think it's their training. They do FAR more drilling of basic technique than we do in the West.

In the West, we have a tendency to believe that knowledge is all that's needed in the martial arts, ignoring the fact that the martial arts is a physical activity requiring drilling to build muscle memory.

[Soheir]

I agree with what you posted. And I don't see logic on those peolpe thoughts, who think that doing the basic techniques which lower belts are practicing (for the firt time), is waste of their time. I have seen this attitude even on very low ranks.