Monday, February 23, 2009
What gets in the way of effective training?
(from guest blogger Barry Gauntt)
What gets in the way of effective training?
-EGO:
Pride and ego stand between us and our learning goals. Some of us can put aside that pride but many can not resulting in uncomfortable training problems and a negative emotional environment.
1> No one can become an effective fighter without practice and patience
2> When working with others one should strive for cooperation
3> Never try and keep your training partner from succeeding or learning
4> Never purposefully sabotage a drill or injure your training partner
5> Never interrupt a training scenario unless safety is in question
-FEAR:
Fear prevents us from learning because it distracts us from what is important. Many people experience fear in their daily lives but one place there should be no fear is in the training hall. Fear causes hesitation and hesitation = death. The whole point of training is to prevent death and or prolong life therefore the point of training it to systematically disable fear. Through this conditioning we train ourselves to respond logically in situations commonly dominated by emotions or instinct. This is the difference between life and death.
-TRUST:
The single most important thing you should share with your training partners is trust. If you can’t trust your partner then you can’t trust anyone so the first step to successful training is to establish “trust” between training partners. This done using the 3c’s and the timber drill. Drill- stand up straight and allow your body to rock backwards on your heels until you fall backwards. As you approach the ground the partner stops your fall and pushes you back to starting position. Repeat 3 times for each side getting closer to the ground each time until the bond of trust is established.
-3 Cs’:
The Three C’s are a rule set I use to describe what is most important to have in mind during a training session. These 3 things are: Courage, Control and Compassion. Courage is needed because martial arts are inherently dangerous and therefore they can be scary or intimidating. We rely on our courage to keep us steady is the face of danger, without it we would falter or hesitate and that causes injury. Control is what allows us to train without hurting ourselves and our partners; it is the single most important aspect of sparring and contact training. Without control we can not educate others or understand problems in form and flow. The constant restraint we place on our movements to ensure accurate balance, momentum and power is what makes martial arts possible. First we learn control and then we learn power and after all of that we will train for speed. Compassion is the last ingredient for successful training. Without it we could not earn respect from our peers or receive mercy when we fall. Through compassion we better ourselves and only the weak are afraid to grow. It is the fearful who refuse logic and reason and that is why fear has no place in a training hall.
What gets in the way of effective training?
-EGO:
Pride and ego stand between us and our learning goals. Some of us can put aside that pride but many can not resulting in uncomfortable training problems and a negative emotional environment.
1> No one can become an effective fighter without practice and patience
2> When working with others one should strive for cooperation
3> Never try and keep your training partner from succeeding or learning
4> Never purposefully sabotage a drill or injure your training partner
5> Never interrupt a training scenario unless safety is in question
-FEAR:
Fear prevents us from learning because it distracts us from what is important. Many people experience fear in their daily lives but one place there should be no fear is in the training hall. Fear causes hesitation and hesitation = death. The whole point of training is to prevent death and or prolong life therefore the point of training it to systematically disable fear. Through this conditioning we train ourselves to respond logically in situations commonly dominated by emotions or instinct. This is the difference between life and death.
-TRUST:
The single most important thing you should share with your training partners is trust. If you can’t trust your partner then you can’t trust anyone so the first step to successful training is to establish “trust” between training partners. This done using the 3c’s and the timber drill. Drill- stand up straight and allow your body to rock backwards on your heels until you fall backwards. As you approach the ground the partner stops your fall and pushes you back to starting position. Repeat 3 times for each side getting closer to the ground each time until the bond of trust is established.
-3 Cs’:
The Three C’s are a rule set I use to describe what is most important to have in mind during a training session. These 3 things are: Courage, Control and Compassion. Courage is needed because martial arts are inherently dangerous and therefore they can be scary or intimidating. We rely on our courage to keep us steady is the face of danger, without it we would falter or hesitate and that causes injury. Control is what allows us to train without hurting ourselves and our partners; it is the single most important aspect of sparring and contact training. Without control we can not educate others or understand problems in form and flow. The constant restraint we place on our movements to ensure accurate balance, momentum and power is what makes martial arts possible. First we learn control and then we learn power and after all of that we will train for speed. Compassion is the last ingredient for successful training. Without it we could not earn respect from our peers or receive mercy when we fall. Through compassion we better ourselves and only the weak are afraid to grow. It is the fearful who refuse logic and reason and that is why fear has no place in a training hall.
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