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Interesting! I think live training always needs to be a core part of any system claiming functionality. That’s obviously true of weapons systems too.
I’d be interested to know what you feel are some of the key lessons from such practise? What works well and what does not fare well when pressure tested? Are there any things you feel could be revised in the stick systems as a result of your experiences?
I’d be interested to know what you feel are some of the key lessons from such practise? What works well and what does not fare well when pressure tested? Are there any things you feel could be revised in the stick systems as a result of your experiences?
Main lesson is we need a lot more practice, there was a lot of over striking/blocking leaving openings! There are 19 main weapon releases that we do in the system I can do about 3 simple ones cosistently in sparring. The more intricate disarms and tie ups are hard to make work when getting hit even with a light stick. Kyle (white Gi) is trying to keep distance and " defang the snake" or take out my weapon arm and I'm trying to pressure him to make a mistake and press any advantage (more risky but lets me practice more material and I'm quite sure running will be very natural if somone actualy attempts bludgening me). It's like the 67 throws in Judo, most great Judoka can do them all well in practice but make 3 or 4 work under pressure. The system is better than my ability to do it so far but has moves that take way to many steps ( maybe for sensitivity or other training I just don't get yet) than I can ever see anyone doing scared.
As someone who does not train weapons, I find those observations very interesting. They are in line with what I hear from others and they reflect the general observation that simple succeeds. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting! I think live training always needs to be a core part of any system claiming functionality. That’s obviously true of weapons systems too.
I’d be interested to know what you feel are some of the key lessons from such practise? What works well and what does not fare well when pressure tested? Are there any things you feel could be revised in the stick systems as a result of your experiences?
All the best,
Iain
Main lesson is we need a lot more practice, there was a lot of over striking/blocking leaving openings! There are 19 main weapon releases that we do in the system I can do about 3 simple ones cosistently in sparring. The more intricate disarms and tie ups are hard to make work when getting hit even with a light stick. Kyle (white Gi) is trying to keep distance and " defang the snake" or take out my weapon arm and I'm trying to pressure him to make a mistake and press any advantage (more risky but lets me practice more material and I'm quite sure running will be very natural if somone actualy attempts bludgening me). It's like the 67 throws in Judo, most great Judoka can do them all well in practice but make 3 or 4 work under pressure. The system is better than my ability to do it so far but has moves that take way to many steps ( maybe for sensitivity or other training I just don't get yet) than I can ever see anyone doing scared.
all the best
Jeb
Hi Jeb,
As someone who does not train weapons, I find those observations very interesting. They are in line with what I hear from others and they reflect the general observation that simple succeeds. Thanks for sharing!
All the best,
Iain