Simon Curran
2nd Black Belt
Last night after training, my instructor and I got to talking about some of the seminars we have attended, separately, and together, and somehow the disussion turned to which we felt we had gotten the most out of.
This left me pondering the most of the day, since initially we dis-agreed as regards "the gravy", but in actual fact we agreed on "the meat and veg"
My point is this, we were both in agreement that the seminars we both felt we had gotten the most out of, although different, were the ones where we came away not just with a handful of new techniques/corrections for old ones, but the ones where we had learned new principles, which we could later apply to other areas of our studies.
Anyhow, after that long winded introduction, the question is this, (I have a feeling I know the answer, but anyway...) does anybody else feel the same way, or am I way off base?
If the vast majority are in agreement, then why is it that not all seminars lay equal weight on principles vs. techniques?
Is it just commercialism, lack of interest etc?
I would much appreciate any thoughts from any of you out there.
Thanks in advance,
Simon
This left me pondering the most of the day, since initially we dis-agreed as regards "the gravy", but in actual fact we agreed on "the meat and veg"
My point is this, we were both in agreement that the seminars we both felt we had gotten the most out of, although different, were the ones where we came away not just with a handful of new techniques/corrections for old ones, but the ones where we had learned new principles, which we could later apply to other areas of our studies.
Anyhow, after that long winded introduction, the question is this, (I have a feeling I know the answer, but anyway...) does anybody else feel the same way, or am I way off base?
If the vast majority are in agreement, then why is it that not all seminars lay equal weight on principles vs. techniques?
Is it just commercialism, lack of interest etc?
I would much appreciate any thoughts from any of you out there.
Thanks in advance,
Simon