N
NTDeveloper
Guest
I have heard it said before that one must do a technique 500 times before it becomes ingrained into "muscle memory" and is thus available for spontaneous usage.
Now, I'm rather doubtful that 500 is some magic number and of course different people will respond differently to training; however, I would presume that there is some sort of average number out there that would serve as a useful yardstick.
Additionally, I would also guess that technique internalization is also a function of time. That is, doing Five Swords 500 times on the same day would probably not be as beneficial as, say, doing Five Swords 5 times/day for 100 days.
I would be interested in others comments on this. Has there been any relevant scientific research done in this area? Are there any stories that you can relate about yourself or others with respect to technique internalization?
Now, I'm rather doubtful that 500 is some magic number and of course different people will respond differently to training; however, I would presume that there is some sort of average number out there that would serve as a useful yardstick.
Additionally, I would also guess that technique internalization is also a function of time. That is, doing Five Swords 500 times on the same day would probably not be as beneficial as, say, doing Five Swords 5 times/day for 100 days.
I would be interested in others comments on this. Has there been any relevant scientific research done in this area? Are there any stories that you can relate about yourself or others with respect to technique internalization?