tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post3170135217193276741..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: MinimalRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-41527419158874677272013-08-29T09:06:45.612-07:002013-08-29T09:06:45.612-07:00Minimal Effort for Maximum Effect.
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Now I&#...Minimal Effort for Maximum Effect.<br /><br />ME4ME<br /><br />Now I'm just playing with mnemonics.Josh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-52397662873645042762013-08-29T08:51:07.448-07:002013-08-29T08:51:07.448-07:00http://chirontraining.blogspot.com/2013/04/trainin...http://chirontraining.blogspot.com/2013/04/training-blindness.html<br /><br />"A slight angle change and you get two solid effects with a single motion. (My goal is four with each motion). As opposed to four motions to get one effect with no finish." – Rory<br /><br />This is the flipside to this post I think.<br /><br />Don't do anything you don't absolutly needed to, and when you do, do something get the best bang for your buck.<br /><br />Fair interpertation?<br /><br />Josh<br />Josh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-82464528355794471222013-08-29T08:48:44.264-07:002013-08-29T08:48:44.264-07:00Thanks, guys.
Nick- It's even more important t...Thanks, guys.<br />Nick- It's even more important to be efficient when the stakes go up. If four guys go to hit you and you bob, pass trap and strike on one of them, you'll get hit by three of them, maybe three times each before you can complete that move. But a drop step to the gap with an arm wedge takes the same time as just the bob, evades all four strikes and may get you out of the circle. One motion in the right direction for the right goal will usually trump five motions with a fuzzy goal and in the almost right direction.<br /><br />Garry- It's hard when you're fresh because we like fighting. We want to feel the fun. When the stakes go up or the ability goes down or time compresses, we know what works.<br /><br />Wim- That saying also works for me on a lot of emotional things. It reminds me to appreciate what I have before I start yearning for more.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-59559451808978561372013-08-29T07:51:35.186-07:002013-08-29T07:51:35.186-07:00Theres' a line in one of the tai chi classics ...Theres' a line in one of the tai chi classics that goes along the lines of:<br />"Do not pursue what is far by forsaking what is near. <br />Though it's primarily a warning on picking the right techniques/tactics/strategy, I always interpreted it as a warning to avoid superfluous movememnt. The trick is of course knowing what exactly is excess and what is essential. :-) wimhttp://www.wimsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-48426600969587016872013-08-29T07:44:19.328-07:002013-08-29T07:44:19.328-07:00Hello Rory, I agree more the older I get and the h...Hello Rory, I agree more the older I get and the harder I train, when you are burning in the muscles and breathing is hard then you HAVE to go for simple AND move less because there is less move left in you. The hard part is doing this when fresh to the fight.Garryhttp://www.academyofselfdefence.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-46466748785686642992013-08-29T06:07:47.943-07:002013-08-29T06:07:47.943-07:00"Do nothing which is of no use."
Good p..."Do nothing which is of no use."<br /><br />Good post Rory.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442291413404618813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-48898749235709036862013-08-29T01:39:34.962-07:002013-08-29T01:39:34.962-07:00Just wondering Rory, does this still apply in a mu...Just wondering Rory, does this still apply in a multi man situation? We're trying to get the balance between minimal steps/sufficient evasion. Right now we're circling back to fixed step as a training method, like fighting in a phone box. When we have the feel for that, we'll introduce a single step for doing the job of evasion/applying force.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933993971576680016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-5979484219253874992013-08-28T12:37:22.395-07:002013-08-28T12:37:22.395-07:00Which is why I like Koryu...none of this airy fair...Which is why I like Koryu...none of this airy fairy stuff, short, fast and usually very very sweet!nryhttp://www.nryonline.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-3032433531861205732013-08-27T20:08:55.547-07:002013-08-27T20:08:55.547-07:00Flinthart-- If you want to disagree we can always ...Flinthart-- If you want to disagree we can always talk politics over a beer.Roryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-72173079123955552013-08-27T19:40:39.567-07:002013-08-27T19:40:39.567-07:00Fits neatly with what I've seen from every ver...Fits neatly with what I've seen from every very old, very serious martial artist I've ever met. It's sobering, watching a man of seventy make a monkey out of a black belt a third of his age. And if you find yourself sobered, then it's good to watch carefully: which is where I noticed that the old bastards mostly just seemed to stand still. <br /><br />BTW: I'd love to disagree more, and provoke discussion... but frankly, Rory, you have a way of catching and illuminating ideas that I've half-considered in a way that makes me understand them much more effectively. It's hard to disagree. <br /><br />I'll keep trying. Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862235828346393495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-81832996711057996602013-08-27T10:45:19.043-07:002013-08-27T10:45:19.043-07:00"Slow is smooth and smooth is fast" is o..."Slow is smooth and smooth is fast" is one of my favorite sayings.Neil Bednarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310729903775947587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-74007900776432993272013-08-27T10:15:50.017-07:002013-08-27T10:15:50.017-07:00Great Post.It's interesting because while I ag...Great Post.It's interesting because while I agree, I think that 90% of the martial arts world (even those who sometimes think they aren't) actually believe the opposite. From crazy flurries of 20 punches, to large, lunge-y angles, it seems like the vast majority of people have confused aesthetics with effectiveness.zzrzinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010338033926580987noreply@blogger.com