Tgace
Grandmaster
I was engaged in a conversation on another thread that was approaching the subject of technique and "combat effectiveness". Primarily it was about firearms but I believe we can discuss it as a universal MA concept.
I had mentioned that a persons firing grip (on a range) could have been improved and another poster basically stated that under combat stress, technique degrades and you really cant judge a persons "combat effectiveness" based on observing their "technique".
Actually I kind of agree with the premise. There are plenty of untrained but "tough" people out there that on any given moment could wipe the floor with a "trained" martial artist. However my opinion is "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." If you are "training" to be as good as you can be, you should be concerned about "technique" and honing it. In a "training" environment you should be striving to use as "perfect" a technique as you can manage so that when the SHTF you will "degrade" even less.
Maybe Im way off base....opinions?
I had mentioned that a persons firing grip (on a range) could have been improved and another poster basically stated that under combat stress, technique degrades and you really cant judge a persons "combat effectiveness" based on observing their "technique".
Actually I kind of agree with the premise. There are plenty of untrained but "tough" people out there that on any given moment could wipe the floor with a "trained" martial artist. However my opinion is "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." If you are "training" to be as good as you can be, you should be concerned about "technique" and honing it. In a "training" environment you should be striving to use as "perfect" a technique as you can manage so that when the SHTF you will "degrade" even less.
Maybe Im way off base....opinions?