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Eric Williams
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 10:20 pm Post subject:
OperantFighting experienced
I'm not trying to instruct when I reply to this (because I'm
not an instructor) but I think I have already started doing
this TO A CERTAIN DEGREE at the TFT training I've attended. I
will go ahead and share my experience with it (If I'm
understanding what your saying about "operant fighting").
"You see; when operantFighting, you do techniques on your
partner at a pace that allows you to control and see all of
these variables."
I have found this to be very helpful if you are talking about
the same thing I switched to doing when I attended my first
training with TFT (and even more so durring my second TFT
training!). It was actually kinda hard doing this at first but
my cordination improved at an awesome rate after slowing WAY
down to an almost rediculus rate of slowness, concentrating on
how my body was positioned strucurally (for acquiring the most
balance and power generation), my proximity to the attacker
(closeness to the attacker when fighting) and my fluidity
(smoothness of combineing strikes,leverages,etc) and most
importantly looking at the target FIRST, just like you
instrutors where instructing the whole time. After a while of
going very slow I found myself naturally speeding up but still
using good structure, fluidity, and overall cordination. Every
now and then (if you know who I am) I would start speeding up
too much and then I would start to get sloppy again. I would
then slow down again to my previous acquired ability and let
myself progress in speed, cordination, fluidity, etc.
naturally. I enjoyed freefighting outside on the grass, gravel
and concrete (I learned at my second TFT Seminar in Las Vegas)
because it was an excellent way to force myself to go slow and
concentrate on all the above variables so I could continually
increase my fighting ability and most importantly prevent
injury.
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Torin
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 10:22 pm Post subject:
Excellent post, Eric.
Don't worry to much about the teaching thing-- we'll let you
know. Its not a Cardinal Sin--such as being a Canadian, like
meself. Its just important for people to understand why an
Instructor might chime in, or edit a comment.
Your experience is an excellent example of operantFighting,
with a Live Partner. But lets take it one step further...
Imagine walking up to a guy and doing Lesson 1 to him. I mean
really imagine it. Read about how his body moves from the
first strike to the back of his neck. Now 'Imagine' hitting
him with your forearm, and seeing his body do that motion.
Hell-- stand up and walk through that lesson by yourself
(don't call your friend into the room and hit them). I mean
really-- Stand up and walk through the Lesson!
But: make sure you see the guy, bending and moving during your
technique--flying back into the ground from your left kick at
the end of the lesson.
Graphic imagery, yes? See the reactions? Did you practically
feel the nose break when you kicked him?
That is true operantFighting. You've just kicked a man in the
grille. The only difference is: there is no one to measure how
badly his head is damaged but You. And that small fact means
it wasn't reality. But your nerves and muscles can't tell.
Since you moved your body, struck targets and fired neurons to
make the muscles move where you wanted for the purpose of
fightin'... you've just gotten one step better at actually
kicking someone's face in.
And the police aren't going to be calling you. Neat, hunh?
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Eric Williams
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 10:20 pm Post subject:
OperantFighting experienced
I'm not trying to instruct when I reply to this (because I'm
not an instructor) but I think I have already started doing
this TO A CERTAIN DEGREE at the TFT training I've attended. I
will go ahead and share my experience with it (If I'm
understanding what your saying about "operant fighting").
"You see; when operantFighting, you do techniques on your
partner at a pace that allows you to control and see all of
these variables."
I have found this to be very helpful if you are talking about
the same thing I switched to doing when I attended my first
training with TFT (and even more so durring my second TFT
training!). It was actually kinda hard doing this at first but
my cordination improved at an awesome rate after slowing WAY
down to an almost rediculus rate of slowness, concentrating on
how my body was positioned strucurally (for acquiring the most
balance and power generation), my proximity to the attacker
(closeness to the attacker when fighting) and my fluidity
(smoothness of combineing strikes,leverages,etc) and most
importantly looking at the target FIRST, just like you
instrutors where instructing the whole time. After a while of
going very slow I found myself naturally speeding up but still
using good structure, fluidity, and overall cordination. Every
now and then (if you know who I am) I would start speeding up
too much and then I would start to get sloppy again. I would
then slow down again to my previous acquired ability and let
myself progress in speed, cordination, fluidity, etc.
naturally. I enjoyed freefighting outside on the grass, gravel
and concrete (I learned at my second TFT Seminar in Las Vegas)
because it was an excellent way to force myself to go slow and
concentrate on all the above variables so I could continually
increase my fighting ability and most importantly prevent
injury.
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Torin
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 10:22 pm Post subject:
Excellent post, Eric.
Don't worry to much about the teaching thing-- we'll let you
know. Its not a Cardinal Sin--such as being a Canadian, like
meself. Its just important for people to understand why an
Instructor might chime in, or edit a comment.
Your experience is an excellent example of operantFighting,
with a Live Partner. But lets take it one step further...
Imagine walking up to a guy and doing Lesson 1 to him. I mean
really imagine it. Read about how his body moves from the
first strike to the back of his neck. Now 'Imagine' hitting
him with your forearm, and seeing his body do that motion.
Hell-- stand up and walk through that lesson by yourself
(don't call your friend into the room and hit them). I mean
really-- Stand up and walk through the Lesson!
But: make sure you see the guy, bending and moving during your
technique--flying back into the ground from your left kick at
the end of the lesson.
Graphic imagery, yes? See the reactions? Did you practically
feel the nose break when you kicked him?
That is true operantFighting. You've just kicked a man in the
grille. The only difference is: there is no one to measure how
badly his head is damaged but You. And that small fact means
it wasn't reality. But your nerves and muscles can't tell.
Since you moved your body, struck targets and fired neurons to
make the muscles move where you wanted for the purpose of
fightin'... you've just gotten one step better at actually
kicking someone's face in.
And the police aren't going to be calling you. Neat, hunh?
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