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Gary Chamberlain
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The endless search ...

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/endlesssearch.html

I've now officially lost count of the people who've rang me about Enshin.  The lad who rang this morning moaned about his previous system, how it wasn't practical and he wasn't getting fit.

That surprised me.  I know (although I didn't let on) the lads previous instructor and he's as good as it gets.  Very capable.  The styles not to my taste but I have absolutely no doubt that he makes it work.  He's definately one I'd want on my side not against me.

So I told him to think about it and read the article posted above substituting the word COMBAT for CONDITIONING.  He was quite indignant but I don't care.  There isn't any fault with his style, he admitted he only got there occasionally as he worked late and he 'didn't have time' to train on his own.

Nothing I can do would change that so in 12 months time he'd be ringing the next guy up complaining that Enshin doesn't work and he wasn't getting fitter ...

Gary

Black Tiger
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Lol, I've passed on your details to a few people who phone me from your neck of the woods, hopefully the bad ones weren't directed from me, OSU

Gary Chamberlain
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LMAO

No mate -

He 'found' us via the website.

I could've signed him up, but I don't need people who blame the style/instructor/moon instead of getting sweaty. 

Gary

Iain Abernethy
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I recall one of the most capable martial artists I’ve ever met telling me that one of his students quit training because after six month of training he got blind drunk and got beaten up and that “proved” the system did not work!

There are also students who have trained diligently in an ineffective system (or, more accurately, in an ineffective approach to that system) and had their training let them down of course.

It’s when good student meets good system that the magic happens :-)

Three phrases leap to mind: “It’s a bad craftsman that blames his tools”, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” and “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”.

All the best,

Iain

Gavin Mulholland
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I know guys who have a fight coming up who head off to train in the States for three or four weeks.

While I'm sure they may pick up a trick or two you have to ask, would all that time arranging training, arranging flights, flying, taxi, hotel, settling in, adjusting to the time lag, adjusting to the temperature, diet, style, culture etc.not have been better spent training? Simply straying at home and training?

Gary Chamberlain
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Iain Abernethy wrote:

I recall one of the most capable martial artists I’ve ever met telling me that one of his students quit training because after six month of training he got blind drunk and got beaten up and that “proved” the system did not work!

There are also students who have trained diligently in an ineffective system (or, more accurately, in an ineffective approach to that system) and had their training let them down of course.

It’s when good student meets good system that the magic happens :-)

Three phrases leap to mind: “It’s a bad craftsman that blames his tools”, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink” and “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”.

All the best,

Iain

I agree.  This particular lad was training in a good style with a good instructor, but due to his personal habits he wasn't reaping the benefit.  Says it all.

It's far easier to blame the style and keep searching than pause to reflect and take a long hard look in the mirror.

Gary