ldmc2469 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 The other night I was in class and my instructor was helping one of the students with their kata. She would heisitate while doing kata and she will be messed and cannot concentrate. So my instructor turned off the lights and told her to do that kata, she did a little better. While the lights were out my instructor had an idea. He laid some objects in the floor so we could get use to moving around in the dark and we practiced some sparring. I was wondering, if there are some other exercises that we could do to help us use our other senses instead of sight. Anyone have any ideas? And does anyone have any ideas on how my friend could smooth their kata out. She knows the movements, but she stops and thinks about it and looses the pace. P.S. how do I change my little sign off to the side to brown belt Be like water my friend...you can flow or you can crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sens55 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 The lights out trick is good. Our instructor just has us close our eyes, which is even better (in my opinion) because it also affects your balance. Other than that, practice, practice, practice. Once she has the moves down pat and more importantly the confidence in herself that she has the moves down, she'll become more fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sens55 Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 BTW, the color of the belts is based on your posts in this forum, not what you wear in your school. If you read the FAQ's I think it tells you how many posts to reach each belt level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotokanwarrior Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 we close our eyes and place our lead foot right next to eachothers and can not move it, so u rely on blocking, trapping, bobbing and weaving. and contact is soft Where Art ends, nature begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibby Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 We normally blindfold one person, and 3 of us sound him, making sure to make small amount of sound with the feet, and move in for strikes. We also spar in dim light, for the same reason. lol, man, ldmc, lights out and stuff on the floor. Soundsl ike fun, but that is a law sue waiting to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Doing forms in the dark is fun. My TSD instructor made us do that, or close our eyes. It definitely helps with balance As for your friend, it just takes practice. I have brain farts when I first learn forms. But the more I do them, the better it is. Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martial_Artist Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Blindfolded sparring is good. "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.Imagination is more important than knowledge.Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldmc2469 Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 What would be some good tips and teaching points to remember when sparring blindfolded? Be like water my friend...you can flow or you can crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMA_chick Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 we blindfold people too and tell them to do their form(s). only one person goes out on the floor at a time though and everyone watches them. Tae Kwon Do15-years oldpurple--belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudDragon Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Your friend might benefit from a technique called "visualization". It is very simple, all she has to do is take a few minutes everyday and in her mind see herself as if she is an observer, looking at herself doing the kata, what is the key, is that she sees herself doing it perfectly. Have her try this for a couple of weeks, it should help. It has worked for me in kata, sparring, self defense and even in pistol competitions. A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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