Neal Martin at Urban Samura i has triggered a flurry of posts by various martial arts bloggers about the importance of continuing to train "the basics". My take: The basics are not just for beginners. They are foundational. Perhaps "fundamentals" is a better term than "basics", but I'll stick with the shorter term. Since we practice them every class, we log more "flying hours" in the basics than anything else. Why? Hopefully because they contain the essence of the style. But just going through the motions, however regularly, while necessary, is insufficient. Like the difference between 20 years of experience and one year of experience - 20 times, we need to keep peeling away layers and getting more and more out of our basic practice, both in terms of performance and in understanding. So I absolutely agree that continual training in "the basics" is not just for beginners, but it has to be more than routine. For example: Ever...
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