"The quality of the questions you ask yourself internally, is what's really driving your practice." What a wonderful quote... in my view, this could also be extrapolated to "..., is what's determining the quality of your life / the depth of your wisdom / the joy you experience living."... I really like your and your sensei's approach of the whole style question (as far as I understood it correctly). In the last 20+ years I've trained in different martial arts (Aikido, Southern style Kung Fu, Ninjutsu and now Bjj), mostly because of changing living environments and my own curiosity. Not to say of course that I "mastered" anyone of them in any way or form, I feel that've always been drawn more to the teacher (and her/his unique way of teaching movement(s) / technique(s)) than the style itself. So, in the last years I've been gravitating more and more to principle based learning, because I think that it's the most universal approach and not in such great danger of being limited by "outdated" traditions and "empty movements", which I believe to exist in some traditional martial arts still - not to say, that there lies no deep wisdom and proficiency in these systems. So please don't get me wrong here. I think there lies great value, for example in the handed down katas, in their hidden secrets (applications) and movement principles and I'm very intrigued by many aspects of the art of karate; not only the educational and personality-building characteristics (respect, courtesy, integrity, etc.), but also the practiced movement principles and the "low sugar training approach" (doing the same movements over and over again, until they are "perfect"). I'd be very interested in your deeper exploration and understanding of how to tackle the issue of form vs. formlessness in teaching. As a high school teacher, this is what's constantly on my mind in the context of school teaching environment. How to cut the cake? Which are the underlying movement principles? When to introduce the context of a specific movement / content? Are there principles that are universal to "all" the styles? Which are they? Is it good to firstly isolate specific movements, then to integrate them in a larger movement pattern and only then give freedom to improvise freely? Or should we use the "ecological learning approach" (getting more and more popular now in Bjj -> Greg Souders), which basically doesn't teach isolated movements or patterns, but creates playful scenarios (i.e. in restricted kumite settings), in which the students can find their "own style" within the style from the beginning? Kind regards from Germany Ferdinand
I was talking with a class sometime ago, standing in the dojo with the floor covered in those interlocking one-meter-square blue/red mats. I said that our karate is the whole room and each of us stands in our own place. We can't all stand on the same mat. Our karate is a framework not a prison. It should be a starting point not an end point.
I love this. They are like a close father and son. Thankyou for sharing.
"The quality of the questions you ask yourself internally, is what's really driving your practice."
What a wonderful quote... in my view, this could also be extrapolated to "..., is what's determining the quality of your life / the depth of your wisdom / the joy you experience living."...
I really like your and your sensei's approach of the whole style question (as far as I understood it correctly). In the last 20+ years I've trained in different martial arts (Aikido, Southern style Kung Fu, Ninjutsu and now Bjj), mostly because of changing living environments and my own curiosity. Not to say of course that I "mastered" anyone of them in any way or form, I feel that've always been drawn more to the teacher (and her/his unique way of teaching movement(s) / technique(s)) than the style itself. So, in the last years I've been gravitating more and more to principle based learning, because I think that it's the most universal approach and not in such great danger of being limited by "outdated" traditions and "empty movements", which I believe to exist in some traditional martial arts still - not to say, that there lies no deep wisdom and proficiency in these systems.
So please don't get me wrong here. I think there lies great value, for example in the handed down katas, in their hidden secrets (applications) and movement principles and I'm very intrigued by many aspects of the art of karate; not only the educational and personality-building characteristics (respect, courtesy, integrity, etc.), but also the practiced movement principles and the "low sugar training approach" (doing the same movements over and over again, until they are "perfect").
I'd be very interested in your deeper exploration and understanding of how to tackle the issue of form vs. formlessness in teaching. As a high school teacher, this is what's constantly on my mind in the context of school teaching environment. How to cut the cake? Which are the underlying movement principles? When to introduce the context of a specific movement / content? Are there principles that are universal to "all" the styles? Which are they? Is it good to firstly isolate specific movements, then to integrate them in a larger movement pattern and only then give freedom to improvise freely? Or should we use the "ecological learning approach" (getting more and more popular now in Bjj -> Greg Souders), which basically doesn't teach isolated movements or patterns, but creates playful scenarios (i.e. in restricted kumite settings), in which the students can find their "own style" within the style from the beginning?
Kind regards from Germany
Ferdinand
Thank you
I was talking with a class sometime ago, standing in the dojo with the floor covered in those interlocking one-meter-square blue/red mats. I said that our karate is the whole room and each of us stands in our own place. We can't all stand on the same mat. Our karate is a framework not a prison. It should be a starting point not an end point.
Thank you Rick.
This is one of your best!
Thanks again for the inspiration and insight to the heart-to-heart you had with your teacher. You touched my heart with this. It is a good day!!
Enjoyed this very much. Wish it was longer. Thank you for sharing. 🙏
Thank you for these inspirational thoughts💛🙏
Respect to satome sensei oss
Thank you for sharing this. I can it was a very personal moment, but what a great teaching.
Merci Rick pour ce don touchant
What a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing.
Heaven, human, earth. That is all. Thank you for your teaching sensei.
Hello from algeria and OSS
Beautiful
Gems....every insight is a gem@ OSSU SENSEIS!!!
Merry Christmas to Sensai saotome
What you think about sajajin training
PRICELESS
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Thank you for sharing, sensei. ❤
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