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A wonderful post!! I've definitely found this to be the case too. Use technique as a template for exploration.Repetition is good, much repetition is better. The danger is that after doing it over and over one tends to get lax. Like a good singer or stage actor, each performance must be done with spirit as if it was the first. That's one thing...
But repeating it exactly the same way will not give optimum benefit. A simple reverse punch has perhaps 30-50 or more "data points" that can affect the result. A little more or less hip, how the weight is transferred with the legs, the exact amount of tension or relaxation at each point of the punch, breath control, etc. And each of these have various inflection.
Like cooking, there is a basic recipe that should be followed, but beyond that, experimentation is needed to come up with the exact taste that's best for any particular individual. A little more of this spice, a little less of that, how much time at what temp, how much stirring, and so on. It requires a lot of tasting on the way to your own perfect dish.
The same in MA technique. You won't know exactly what it is until you feel it. It may take 5,10 or 20 years (as in my case) to stumble upon it. (Not that it wasn't excellent to begin with.) It's not what you do, but how you do it. Sometimes it's not a physical thing, but an attitude or spirit that can make that tiny adjustment that yields a big change in the nature of the move. A 1% change can make a 10% difference. All the above, mind you, is just for a single technique!
Some have posted questions on what there is to learn after 5th, 6th or 8th degree black belt. This is an answer.
So, in doing all those reps, they don't have to be all the same. Each one can be a journey of discovery.
morse code is something different though..not everyone has the appttitude for it. I used to know a guy who was in 14 Signal Regt which was an electronic warfare Regt. if i remember correctly he was a "Spec Op". He told me he listened to Russian morse most of the time (Cold war time, BAOR). He definitely was a weird guy & drunk like a fish. was a very clever chap though.During WWII, allied scientists found that when training people in Morse code, the optimal numbers of repetitions was between 9 and 13. Above 13 repetitions led to rapidly diminishing gains and frustration! Less than nine indicated lazy bas**rds (I made that last bit up)
It's not important whether you can do it today or not. The important is whether you still can and enjoy of doing it when you are 80 years old.Sometimes, people have to think the LONG GAME,