In the martial arts, I don't care if it is mma, Pa Kua Chang, Shotokan, or whatever, there are three key ingredients. These three ingredients are what makes an art an art, and they are why people study the arts. Oddly, one of the ingredients is almost totally ignored.
One of the ingredients has to do with pure, raw strength. Muscle mags are filled with advice on how to be strong, and everybody obsesses on strength. Oddly, strength is the least important of the three essential techniques I am speaking of.
Another ingredient is the study of technique, and this is the most important of the three ingredients. Technique is measured by how effortless you are when making a technique work. If you need a lot of strength to make your technique work, then your technique is not very good.
The second most important ingredient when it comes to having good martial arts, and the one most people are virtually unaware of, is speed. Interestingly, at least in the beginning, people do think of speed to make their technique work. Yet strength is the item that everybody falls to.
Yes, people try to get fast, a little bit, but it is an individual effort, and usually put aside in the pursuit of strength. People believe that strength is going to make them faster, you see. Well, it will, but there are flexibility drawbacks, and the speed gained is not always enough.
Speed must be developed in a fashion which tailors it to the technique. As knowledge of technique rises, so should the escalation of speed. In my over 40 years of martial arts I have found only one technique which develops speed in the proper manner.
The Speed Drill is based on a simple slap and grab motion of the hands. It makes entering all techniques as easy as swatting a fly. And every technique can be immaculately set up using this slap and grab drill.
So practice the strength of weight lifting, and build the technique of tai chi chuan. Work the iron arms of kung fu and focus your concentration into a forever line with hsing i. But if you want sheer, raw, powerful speed...The Speed Drill is the tool for you. - 31497
One of the ingredients has to do with pure, raw strength. Muscle mags are filled with advice on how to be strong, and everybody obsesses on strength. Oddly, strength is the least important of the three essential techniques I am speaking of.
Another ingredient is the study of technique, and this is the most important of the three ingredients. Technique is measured by how effortless you are when making a technique work. If you need a lot of strength to make your technique work, then your technique is not very good.
The second most important ingredient when it comes to having good martial arts, and the one most people are virtually unaware of, is speed. Interestingly, at least in the beginning, people do think of speed to make their technique work. Yet strength is the item that everybody falls to.
Yes, people try to get fast, a little bit, but it is an individual effort, and usually put aside in the pursuit of strength. People believe that strength is going to make them faster, you see. Well, it will, but there are flexibility drawbacks, and the speed gained is not always enough.
Speed must be developed in a fashion which tailors it to the technique. As knowledge of technique rises, so should the escalation of speed. In my over 40 years of martial arts I have found only one technique which develops speed in the proper manner.
The Speed Drill is based on a simple slap and grab motion of the hands. It makes entering all techniques as easy as swatting a fly. And every technique can be immaculately set up using this slap and grab drill.
So practice the strength of weight lifting, and build the technique of tai chi chuan. Work the iron arms of kung fu and focus your concentration into a forever line with hsing i. But if you want sheer, raw, powerful speed...The Speed Drill is the tool for you. - 31497
About the Author:
Al Case has practiced martial arts for 4O++ years. A writer for the magazines, he is the originator of Matrixing Technology and Neutronics. You can learn more about The Speed Drill here, or you can head on over to the main site and pick up his free ebook on Matrixing.
