Thanks. Yeah, I like one-step sparring for a whole bunch of reasons. I think people that hate on it either have never done it and don't understand what can be learned from it or they have done it and grown beyond it, then they get to a point where they think they could have done without it. It's sort of like people that don't think martial artists shouldn't practice kata because Bruce Lee said remain formless even though he began in an art that is heavily rooted in forms. Thanks for watching.
Your explanation for one step sparring is very good. Thank you! The only thing I feel is that in addition to the standard techniques there were additional defensives against usual street type attacks. For example, overhands and hooks.
I agree 100%. This set of exercises is a foundation that we build our philosophy on. I use this to attach principles and concepts to. Think of it like learning the concept of arithmetic. You don't learn every permutation of numbers being added, subtracted, divided, or multiplied. You learn a few to understand the concepts and then you can move onto algebra and calculus. The foundational understanding is distancing, what we call "Star Stepping," The Three Initiatives, and what we call the "Self-Defense Roadmap." Once those are understood then we play with things like "Kime" vs "Chinkuchi", Ikken Haisatsu, kyusho jutsu, etc. Like I say in the video this is very sanitized. Later on we get into the weeds. We box, kickbox, grapple, clinch wrestle, point fight, etc. It's all in a effort to better understand the art and its application. Thanks for watching.
Nicely done, it's refreshing to see someone not hating on one-step sparring for change.
Thanks. Yeah, I like one-step sparring for a whole bunch of reasons. I think people that hate on it either have never done it and don't understand what can be learned from it or they have done it and grown beyond it, then they get to a point where they think they could have done without it. It's sort of like people that don't think martial artists shouldn't practice kata because Bruce Lee said remain formless even though he began in an art that is heavily rooted in forms. Thanks for watching.
Reminds me of my taekwondo days. 40 years ago
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Your explanation for one step sparring is very good. Thank you! The only thing I feel is that in addition to the standard techniques there were additional defensives against usual street type attacks. For example, overhands and hooks.
I agree 100%. This set of exercises is a foundation that we build our philosophy on. I use this to attach principles and concepts to. Think of it like learning the concept of arithmetic. You don't learn every permutation of numbers being added, subtracted, divided, or multiplied. You learn a few to understand the concepts and then you can move onto algebra and calculus. The foundational understanding is distancing, what we call "Star Stepping," The Three Initiatives, and what we call the "Self-Defense Roadmap." Once those are understood then we play with things like "Kime" vs "Chinkuchi", Ikken Haisatsu, kyusho jutsu, etc. Like I say in the video this is very sanitized. Later on we get into the weeds. We box, kickbox, grapple, clinch wrestle, point fight, etc. It's all in a effort to better understand the art and its application. Thanks for watching.
@@toranotsumedojo Thank you for your sage reply. Always a pleasure to watch.