pete
Master Black Belt
the techniques are the applications to be trained on a live opponent, the sets isolate specific skills, while the forms provide a way to develop a body method in solo practice. while the techniques may be tweaked and mutated to adapt to various applications and what-ifs, the forms remain constant and unchanged to form the basis by which the applications can be infinite.kenpoworks said:Thats great pete, but what you are indicating is that you have to wait until form four to complete your textbook of common attacks,even after studying a154 SDTs, a dozen or so Sets and a previous 6 forms you are just completing your common attacks folder and still indexing kicking and striking, I think that this work is done at an earlier level of training and that "4" would move us on to a different area of analytical study.
not a bad idea, i have and encourage it! a little Ba Gua too... my kenpo has improved from the lessons learned from those traditional arts and the excellent teachers i've found there...kenpoworks said:thats probably why they all bug off and do Tai Chi at some point.
pete