Part 2 of Poomse question

[terryl965]

Fearless brought up some ggod question in the other thread so lets talk about it.

Why do we teach Poomse?

What do you expect to get out of Poomse for your students?

Are there SD techniques in your Poomse?

I find these very interesting questions so let expand on them, me I'm going to think about it and get back later with a clear mind to these question.
Thanks Fearless for these wonderful questions.
terry

 

[rmclain]

One view...

Forms were the classic way to preserve techniques from teacher-to-student, and are encyclopedias of technique. Remember, martial art practice was a restricted or closed activity up until around 100 years ago. Instead of drawing the pictures and writing the techniques, techniques were passed along in patterns of movement for memorization. This way, it was difficult for someone to learn your family martial arts (no book or pictures to steal), unless you practiced where someone could see you. This way they couldn't learn how to defeat you. There are loads of information to learn in forms if you can get past merely learning the pattern to get to the next rank.

1) Learn and memorize the form pattern and techniques.
2) Break down each part and analyze the different applications of the parts. What are you defending against? What is the counter-attack? etc...
3) Practice each part with a partner.

R. McLain

 

[mantis]

One view...

Forms were the classic way to preserve techniques from teacher-to-student, and are encyclopedias of technique. Remember, martial art practice was a restricted or closed activity up until around 100 years ago. Instead of drawing the pictures and writing the techniques, techniques were passed along in patterns of movement for memorization. This way, it was difficult for someone to learn your family martial arts (no book or pictures to steal), unless you practiced where someone could see you. This way they couldn't learn how to defeat you. There are loads of information to learn in forms if you can get past merely learning the pattern to get to the next rank.

1) Learn and memorize the form pattern and techniques.
2) Break down each part and analyze the different applications of the parts. What are you defending against? What is the counter-attack? etc...
3) Practice each part with a partner.

R. McLain

many families still do that. they may write books about some concepts, or document some forms on video or something, but everything else will be preserved within the family.