Okay, by your definition, maybe not.
Creativity is key?
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Or happen to think even a little like him.
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If using a technique in a new situation in a real fight isn't being creative, what is it then? How do you define creativity?
Creating is God's work, we just make do with what we've got.
Chi is very real if you think about it as your level of fitness, and it becomes very in-real if you think of it as magic. I think of creating is magic, and being extemporaneous is what people are actually doing when they think they are being creative. It is just semantics. 
I think you meant to post this in the other thread, ToD.Chi is very real if you think about it as your level of fitness, and it becomes very in-real if you think of it as magic. I think of creating is magic, and being extemporaneous is what people are actually doing when they think they are being creative. It is just semantics.
EDIT: Re-reading it, now I'm not sure which thread you meant it to be in. Could be either, though I missed the connection here.
That's a religious definition. We're talking about martial arts.
Chi is very real if you think about it as your level of fitness, and it becomes very in-real if you think of it as magic. I think of creating is magic, and being extemporaneous is what people are actually doing when they think they are being creative. It is just semantics.
Which can be a very extemporaneous experience.
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Improvising with your basic fundamentals and principles, you can call it creativity but it's not really the same.
I spend alot of time with my advanced students on that subject.
I spend alot of time with my advanced students on that subject.
What would you call creativity in MA, then?
Hodge-podging, of course, for lack of a better term.
So, if you want folks to get more creative, you have them just hodge-podge some stuff?Hodge-podging, of course, for lack of a better term.
It will show their extemporaneousness, yes!
That is actually a word the computer recognizes. LOL
Since others have said what they don't think is creativity, I'll put forth my thoughts on what it is. I'll start from the definition (the most applicable one - 2nd from dictionary.com):
So, using that as a starting point, creativity is working outside what you were strictly taught. Eventually, it becomes learning when the rules are creating unnecessary limits, where the techniques are only starting points, etc. Early in a student's development, however, those aren't concepts they should be mucking about in. At the earlier levels, it's learning to move beyond the set paths you were taught. How can you combine two techniques (using steps from one, arm movements from another, perhaps)? It's trying versions of a technique that you weren't taught, to find out whether they work or not, and then figure out why. It's taking a standing technique and working it from kneeling. It's taking a sacrifice technique and trying the same principles without the full sacrifice.
In essence, creativity is looking for "new" ways to do things. They need not be new to the art (and likely won't be). They are new to that student, and that exploration and investigation builds a deeper understanding of the concepts and principles behind an art or system.
So, using that as a starting point, creativity is working outside what you were strictly taught. Eventually, it becomes learning when the rules are creating unnecessary limits, where the techniques are only starting points, etc. Early in a student's development, however, those aren't concepts they should be mucking about in. At the earlier levels, it's learning to move beyond the set paths you were taught. How can you combine two techniques (using steps from one, arm movements from another, perhaps)? It's trying versions of a technique that you weren't taught, to find out whether they work or not, and then figure out why. It's taking a standing technique and working it from kneeling. It's taking a sacrifice technique and trying the same principles without the full sacrifice.
In essence, creativity is looking for "new" ways to do things. They need not be new to the art (and likely won't be). They are new to that student, and that exploration and investigation builds a deeper understanding of the concepts and principles behind an art or system.
You mean life hacks.
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What? Could you please explain how this pertains to the thread? I am confuzzledChi is very real if you think about it as your level of fitness, and it becomes very in-real if you think of it as magic. I think of creating is magic, and being extemporaneous is what people are actually doing when they think they are being creative. It is just semantics.
Chi and creation are both debatable terms.What? Could you please explain how this pertains to the thread? I am confuzzled
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Well, the original point of this thread was to discuss ideas on creativity. Creation is something else that are entirely to complex for the few brain cells I have left.
Sorry, carry on.Well, the original point of this thread was to discuss ideas on creativity. Creation is something else that are entirely to complex for the few brain cells I have left.
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