This was a beautiful morning to train. Warm, dry and the rest of the day off for Good Friday. It was good to see the regulars (motorboat, contra and fingerlicking good) and an fng Keith Baker, who is the father of fingerlicking good. He was a nice addition to the group and he is a very highly trained martial artist. The pax moved quickly into the drills, but this morning we started to focus on the opponents other hand. During a confrontation we must learn to keep track of and maintain control of every weapon the the opponent has. This morning while performing the basic hand drills we began the process by recognizing the threats and positioning our hands, arms, knees, feet and bodies to address the risks that are presented. At first this is a bit overwhelming but with training this task will be performed naturally and without conscious effort. This control is a must for success in a conflict, if one has to think about these things on a conscious level the responses and defenses will be far too late to do any good. Like driving a car, there are many things that we each perform without much conscious effort. We don't think about the position of the break peddle, gas peddle or steering wheel. The boundaries of the car and the relationship to the outside environment is constantly being monitored and adjusted for automatically without us thinking about the steering wheel position or where our feet and hands are. This same type of automated recognition and control must be acquired so that we may focus on what needs to be done in order to defeat the opponent. To develop this we do what we always do,,, drills and more drills. And these drills are built on prior drills so a continuum of force and action develops.
Next we focused on the leg and body position. Many altercation are lost because we "plant our feet" in cement. Our mind is too overwhelmed with what is occurring that our bodies fail to move. This becomes a very dangerous situation , and training must prepare the body to move as easily as the hands. We move to avoid but we also move to gain advantage. These also must become automatic and performed with as little conscious efffort as possible. Success in a conflict has as much to do with position and control as it does with striking, but we will find that once the body learns how to be in a more advantageous position the striking becomes much easier and more effective.
thank you once again for allowing me to train with you fine men. It is my honor and pleasure to share this system with all of you. I pray that no one needs to use these techniques, but if the situation arises that forces us to take action I pray that our minds and bodies are given the ability to defeat any and all threats or dangers.