some recent quotes...
Congrats to Barbara & Jonathan! =)
Wonderful wedding, plus how cool to have Shihan Berrios teach!
Just jotting down a few memorable words, so I don't forget.
1. throw it away...
Practice to master technique. After mastering technique then you can "throw it away" because it becomes a part of you....
2. as quick as thought...
you might be carrying groceries or have your hands full, so when attack comes the thought of uke going down is immediate. don't have time to talk it through,etc. don't even need hands
3. do less...
i am learning that techniques can improve and be so much better by doing less. seems like i will have to take a look at techniques and clean/polish them up by doing less
learning that koshi and entry is crucial. arms and hands are like little hooks on body, let body do the work...
4. come to many classes
because sankyu test is around the corner, and sensei maria says its better to keep coming to class for prep
5. sankyu pushes limits
so i learned that sankyu is supposed to push you to your physical limits, when you think you can't go on but you still can execute technique and make "jujitsu" sense.
6. work like an upbeat dog that always want to play
not the exact words of sensei c, but i think the point is something along the lines of keeping up the spirit throughout practice and "deception." don't look tired even if you feel like you're going to melt into a puddle of exhaustion on the floor. keep up the spirit/energy even if you feel otherwise. gotta work on this.
posted by Anonymous @ 6:50 PM
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2 Comments:
Jeannie,
Why do you think these things are true? Why should you work like an upbeat dog? Why do you think Sankyu test push you to your limits?
Just curious,
- Adi
These notes are just fragments of my thoughts and words exchanged over the weekend.
For the upbeat dog: it's not the best description but I didn't know how else to describe it. It's kind of related to what sensei coleman and shihan berrios shared over the weekend. Shihan said that it would be a disservice to yourself and uke if you don't work together better. We were doing a round house punch technique, and it was not helpful to tori if uke punched didn't punch through or punch was too unrealistic. So, I thought that it'd be important to keep the spirit/energy up.
And then in class I sometimes space out from being tired. For the dojo, sensei was saying it brings the spirit of the dojo down to look tired and lag.
But I also think it makes me vulnerable to getting injured - of not paying attention. And then in a real world situation, it may be that looking tired and spacy might not be a good "self-defense" thing. Sure it's a hot summer day and I'm really tired, both mentally and physically, but if I look it and let it take over me, it may send off the wrong signs and make me look vulnerable. So I figure it may be helpful to exert more self-control over looking tired and spacing out.
For Sankyu test: this is what i came away with from a conversation with sensei maria. But personally, I also just remember senpai dixon's test and thinking I've never seen senpai dixon that tired and struggling to sit up straight- and he still has to get up and demonstrate technique! and i thought whoa, i better get in shape sooner than later. so far, i've never felt like i've been struggling for air on the mat, or feeling totally wiped out, and doing technique. but if that happens for the first time on the sankyu test, i gotta try to not be rattled and lose focus. gotta keep up the energy/spirit going to not get injured or be too sloppy in form.
if i'm mistaken on any above, i apologize. it's what i think i'm supposed to be learning right now...
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