Posted by T1 on April 21, 2002 at 16:57:39:
In Reply to: Re: Instruction Method Question posted by Royal Dragon on April 21, 2002 at 05:27:01:
I agree with most of what RD says above and would add that even if one is using these methods for empty hand or smaller weapons, the larger weapons usually work better with more forms work and very light 2 man drills and forms at first to give time for coordination and control to develop. And keep training injuries down where they need to be. The competetive application of techniques early seems one of the main reasons things like boxing, wrestling and many sport judo systems, among others, often produce people who can apply some fairly basic techniques very effectively in a short amount of time.