Do you "practice" or "train"?

[Kacey]

As defined in the dictionary:
Practice:
To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations. To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step. To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting. To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.
To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual. Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.
A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.

Train:
To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance. To make proficient with specialized instruction and practice. See Synonyms at teach. To prepare physically, as with a regimen: train athletes for track-and-field competition. To cause (a plant or one's hair) to take a desired course or shape, as by manipulating

 

[Em MacIntosh]

Both. Whatever helps me learn.

 

[theletch1]

I'm with Em on this one...with maybe just a little emphasis on train.

 

[RITFencing]

Both. Whatever helps me learn.

Yup.

 

[terryl965]

both we have to

 

[JBrainard]

As defined in the dictionary:
Practice:
To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations. To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step. To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting. To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.
To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual. Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.
A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.

Train:
To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance. To make proficient with specialized instruction and practice. See Synonyms at teach. To prepare physically, as with a regimen: train athletes for track-and-field competition. To cause (a plant or one's hair) to take a desired course or shape, as by manipulating

All of the above.

 

[Yeti]

Yes.

 

[Blindside]

Depends on my focus, right now I "practice" kenpo, and I am "training" in Kali.

Lamont

 

[morph4me]

Yes

 

[tshadowchaser]

Both depending on mind frame and where I am and what I am doing

 

[kidswarrior]

As defined in the dictionary:
Practice:
To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations. To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step. To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting. To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.
To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual. Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.
A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.

Train:
To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance. To make proficient with specialized instruction and practice. See Synonyms at teach. To prepare physically, as with a regimen: train athletes for track-and-field competition. To cause (a plant or one's hair) to take a desired course or shape, as by manipulating

Interesting differentiation, Kacey. I guess according to these definitions, I mostly train. But if I had more time, I'd probably balance them equally.

 

[kidswarrior]

Yes

:lol2:

 

[Steel Tiger]

Its clear to me from these definitions that I do both, though I could probably should do a little more practice.

 

[stickarts]

As defined in the dictionary:
Practice:
To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations. To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step. To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting. To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.
To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual. Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.
A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.

Train:
To coach in or accustom to a mode of behavior or performance. To make proficient with specialized instruction and practice. See Synonyms at teach. To prepare physically, as with a regimen: train athletes for track-and-field competition. To cause (a plant or one's hair) to take a desired course or shape, as by manipulating

Both

 

[Drac]

both we have to

Well said...

 

[Touch Of Death]

Zen Quotes:

"Conditioning and Guts take over wher knowledge and Skill end," Ed Parker.



Sean

 

[qi-tah]

I guess i would say that i practice various forms and exercises and train in ba gua. Training for me means both practicing and attending class. Practicing by itself only i find to be of somewhat dubious value (at my level anyway!).

 

[Hawke]

Currently I practice my katas, self defense techniques, foot work, blocking, kicking and striking sets.

I train in sparring, reflex drills, and getting more fit (endurance, speed, power).

 

[Christina05]

Its never enough to just pratice so you must also train. I do both for learning purposes.

 

[LawDog]

I practice my art form,
I train to fight.