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What is category completion and how does it work?
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Originally posted by jfarnsworth
If your class is asked a question and no one happens to know the answer or does know do you just say "such and such" is category completion?
Originally posted by Scott Bonner
I'm just a beginner (purple belt) so I can't give the best answer, but I'll try.
Essentially, one of the things that sets Kenpo apart is it's methodical, persistent investigation ("scientific", as some call it) of martial arts concepts. That means categorizing different types of attacks, defenses, transitions, etc.
When someone says something completes a category, they mean one of two things. First, they may mean that they have listed all the types of, say, attacks that are imaginable within a certain category -- truly, they have completed the category by learning/teaching all the elements within. See example below.
The second thing someone might mean by the phrase is that they do not think given technique or attack is effective, but it is taught anyway because it is part of some category. The idea is that, though the item in question is not effective for them, it should still be in the system and still be taught because it will be effective for one of their students or in some obscure situation. Also, by analyzing every element of a "category", we can learn why that element is not commonly done even though other elements in its "category" are -- i.e. learn why no one tries to do such and such punch from such and such angle by trying it and finding out it requires a difficult weight shift, limiting it's use to very few situations.
A simple example of a "category" of motion: You can block/parry with the _right hand_ in each of _4 frontal quadrants_. When attacked from the upper left (i.e. by right roundhouse punch) you can do the technique Delayed Sword, which starts with a inward block with the right hand. When attacked from the upper right, Sword of Destruction. When attacked from the lower left, Intellectual Departure. When attacked from the lower right, Deflecting Hammer.
Using the left hand would start a new category. You could also make a larger category that includes both. And so forth. Everything is systematically laid out, so that eventually no significant stone is left unturned. This is done by dividing the seemingly infinite information into categories and investigating each category thoroughly.
Peace,
Scott
Originally posted by Goldendragon7
Originally posted by jfarnsworth
When in doubt answer category completion.
Originally posted by jfarnsworth
Mr. Bonner I didn't mean to get under your skin there. You gave a fine example there you can get into others like Dance of Death, Thundering Hammers, Flashing Mace, Flashing Wings, Leaping Crane and the rest of the crane family as Mr. Planas calls it. If you look at these techniques the initial move are almost identical the next move is continue the circle, cut the circle, reverse the circle. These are also a category completion phrase. The thing is I personally don't like the category completion answer. It is used way too loosely. Also I happen to like Mr. Hughes he's a good guy and talked with him on some occassions. Actually I've had lunch with him a couple of times in Mentor. I wasn't trying to disrespect him either. Hopefully you didn't take those the wrong way.
Jason Farnsworth
Originally posted by Goldendragon7
I wasn't talking about just your fine example but all the catagories possible
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Originally posted by Goldendragon7
Originally posted by nightingale8472
I've read this whole thread, and i still don't quite know what it is.