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When Less is More?
By geezer - Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:23:20 GMT
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Most FMA's are complex and deep, and many are proud to own a great number of techniques. I practice two martial arts, one is Chinese--Wing Tsun and the other is Filipino--Latosa Escrima Concepts. And, both emphasize simplicity and the concept that "less is more". Wing Tsun is well known with breaking away from the byzantine complexity of traditional Chinese systems and having far fewer techniques and forms. This philosophy is nicely summed up in the name of its foundation set, "Siu Nim Tau" or the "Little Idea Form". Similarly, Latosa Escrima has boiled the entire system down to five strikes (no numbering please!) and five defensive "interference strikes" or block/counterattacks. The reasoning behind this reductivism is that these few techniques completely mastered and properly performed using essential concepts (balance, speed--distance & timing, power, focus, transition, attitude) will be far more effecive than a zillion techniques poorly grasped. Technique without substance can be worse than useless. It's dangerous--to you if you need to use it "on the street". In other words, when your life's on the line KISS--"Keep it simple stupid".
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By geezer - Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:23:20 GMT
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Most FMA's are complex and deep, and many are proud to own a great number of techniques. I practice two martial arts, one is Chinese--Wing Tsun and the other is Filipino--Latosa Escrima Concepts. And, both emphasize simplicity and the concept that "less is more". Wing Tsun is well known with breaking away from the byzantine complexity of traditional Chinese systems and having far fewer techniques and forms. This philosophy is nicely summed up in the name of its foundation set, "Siu Nim Tau" or the "Little Idea Form". Similarly, Latosa Escrima has boiled the entire system down to five strikes (no numbering please!) and five defensive "interference strikes" or block/counterattacks. The reasoning behind this reductivism is that these few techniques completely mastered and properly performed using essential concepts (balance, speed--distance & timing, power, focus, transition, attitude) will be far more effecive than a zillion techniques poorly grasped. Technique without substance can be worse than useless. It's dangerous--to you if you need to use it "on the street". In other words, when your life's on the line KISS--"Keep it simple stupid".
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