Shaolinwind
2nd Black Belt
Until today, I've never thanked anyone for cutting off my oxygen supply.
Today I learned some more Eagle Claw locks. My master demonstrated on me a fantastic locking & choking techniqe. Ouch! Not unbearable but still, it hurt quite a bit. It's the same with a lot of the locks we do. The Eagle Claw seems to work anywhere you grab someone with it, so even if you did a move wrong it still smarts. My wrists sustained some decent bruises doing this stuff.
I'm no masochist of course, and I don't have a particularly high threshold for pain. Recently it's occured to me just how effectively pain helps me understand a technique as far as how to properly execute and how effective it is on an opponent.
To me it's like pain and discomfort in training are not just things to endure but also things to help drive several tactical and philisophical lessons home.
Does anyone else feel that discomfort or pain enhances their training in different ways?
Or, when teaching do you consciously do things to students that "smart a little" as part of your teaching?
Today I learned some more Eagle Claw locks. My master demonstrated on me a fantastic locking & choking techniqe. Ouch! Not unbearable but still, it hurt quite a bit. It's the same with a lot of the locks we do. The Eagle Claw seems to work anywhere you grab someone with it, so even if you did a move wrong it still smarts. My wrists sustained some decent bruises doing this stuff.
I'm no masochist of course, and I don't have a particularly high threshold for pain. Recently it's occured to me just how effectively pain helps me understand a technique as far as how to properly execute and how effective it is on an opponent.
To me it's like pain and discomfort in training are not just things to endure but also things to help drive several tactical and philisophical lessons home.
Does anyone else feel that discomfort or pain enhances their training in different ways?
Or, when teaching do you consciously do things to students that "smart a little" as part of your teaching?