Brother John
Senior Master
That's a good analogy.
To me it's a lot like learning to read. When you begin you are needing to sound out each word to get it right. Then later you have the more common words down by sight recognition and only need to sound out the one's that are more uncommon or new to you.
The timing patterns are very similar. These motions are common in many of our techniques/patterns/sets/forms...etc. Therefore when we find a piece of motion in a technique that we are just now learning that is much like a portion of the timing pattern.... boom, youv'e got it and can spend more time on those less common pieces of the motion until they too are ironed out.
I LOVE teaching a technique to someone the first time and then after a while pointing out the motions that correspond to a section of one of the timing patterns and seeing the guys eyes light up and then.........whack...., like flipping a switch...he's got it. Therefore when you get better at performing the timing drills, flowing in and out of them, rearanging them...etc, you are simultaneously increasing your ability w/in many different techniques... thus the term "Master Key" timing patterns.
Aiding in the assimilation of techniques is only one aspect of the timing patterns though, there are many more benefits.
Later
Your
To me it's a lot like learning to read. When you begin you are needing to sound out each word to get it right. Then later you have the more common words down by sight recognition and only need to sound out the one's that are more uncommon or new to you.
The timing patterns are very similar. These motions are common in many of our techniques/patterns/sets/forms...etc. Therefore when we find a piece of motion in a technique that we are just now learning that is much like a portion of the timing pattern.... boom, youv'e got it and can spend more time on those less common pieces of the motion until they too are ironed out.
I LOVE teaching a technique to someone the first time and then after a while pointing out the motions that correspond to a section of one of the timing patterns and seeing the guys eyes light up and then.........whack...., like flipping a switch...he's got it. Therefore when you get better at performing the timing drills, flowing in and out of them, rearanging them...etc, you are simultaneously increasing your ability w/in many different techniques... thus the term "Master Key" timing patterns.
Aiding in the assimilation of techniques is only one aspect of the timing patterns though, there are many more benefits.
Later
Your
