wcnavstar Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 To me the basics of martial arts, are building blocks for you to reassemble when your mind and your body are on the same plane. I agree with most everyone else that the development after Shodan is mainly mental. Shodan is the begining of the refinment of your techniques. As you progress, your understanding of how the movements work should be increased. You also learn how to adapt your movments better in actual application. You learn why your techniques work or don't work for you. you learn how to change them so they will work for you. Up until Shodan level, most students are nothing more than carbon copies of their teachers. It is the ability to break through the mold that has been crafted for you. Expand your skill and knowlege beyond what the teacher can give you. As far as learning new "Black Belt Level Techniques" are nothing more than combining theories and concepts that you learn as a begginer and the basic techniques. Dan level techniques are a modification of the basic movments of fighting. The biggest difference in the Dan levels is the increased and the rigorus study of the applications and concepts of all your movments. Very Respectfully wcnavstar "We work with being, but non-being is what we use" Tao Te Ching
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