Shotgun Buddha
Brown Belt
Howdy there everyone. I was just wondering if anyone else agreed with me that it would be far more constructive debate wise if people stopped comparing styles, which generally turns into something of drunken hooker worthy cat fight, and instead got down to discussing and debating the training methods those styles use instead?
To my mind, the functionality of a style is determined not by what the base techniques, but instead by how those techniques are trained and drilled.
Im currently in an interesting position, because Im training in a style that my sensei has created, and since we're his first batch of students, I get to see how that style evolves according to the methods used.
The origin of the style was Yoshinkan Aikido, which my Sensei is a 3rd dan in, and has modified to be of more realistic use.
At first, while the technique had been modified to be slightly more realistic, the training methods were essentially the same as Aikido, and it resembled a slightly rougher form of it.
However, as the grading system became a bit more defined, the style altered a bit more throughly.
For our green belt, the randori used works like this: Uke has a band attached to their wrist, Nage has to get that band off them, or force them to submit. This usually results in a grappling and groundfighting.
Due to this, and the practice and training done for this, the style has begun to bear a distinct resemblance to Judo, and BJJ.
Having witnessed how much this altered the style, Im looking forward to seeing how the inclusion of striking for our red belt randori further develops the style.
Have you yourselves noticed this correllation between training method and style functionality, and what are your opinions on it?
To my mind, the functionality of a style is determined not by what the base techniques, but instead by how those techniques are trained and drilled.
Im currently in an interesting position, because Im training in a style that my sensei has created, and since we're his first batch of students, I get to see how that style evolves according to the methods used.
The origin of the style was Yoshinkan Aikido, which my Sensei is a 3rd dan in, and has modified to be of more realistic use.
At first, while the technique had been modified to be slightly more realistic, the training methods were essentially the same as Aikido, and it resembled a slightly rougher form of it.
However, as the grading system became a bit more defined, the style altered a bit more throughly.
For our green belt, the randori used works like this: Uke has a band attached to their wrist, Nage has to get that band off them, or force them to submit. This usually results in a grappling and groundfighting.
Due to this, and the practice and training done for this, the style has begun to bear a distinct resemblance to Judo, and BJJ.
Having witnessed how much this altered the style, Im looking forward to seeing how the inclusion of striking for our red belt randori further develops the style.
Have you yourselves noticed this correllation between training method and style functionality, and what are your opinions on it?