I hate the whole post a paragraph, then rebutt $hit a lot of people like to do, but I think it's relevant here so I'm gonna do it.
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WD, I think you are simply putting too much backing into simple static chi drills. They mean sh!t in the big picture of conditioning, technique, and experience... all of which contribute much more to economy of motion than static chi drills. That's what it boils down to... economy of motion.
OK, if you want to look at it in that way. in the big picture, rotating on the ball of the front foot when throwing a lead hook means $hit. Driving the pelvis forward on an armbar or triangle choke means $hit. Turning your head to the outside corner on O Goshi means $hit. Technically, those are all true statements. But are they all true statements?
Also, you're trying to troll me. You know my thoughts on the whole Chi thing. ou know I don't play that game.
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Then there is the staff... oh the staff. Lets put it this way... what is the staff made out of? Wood? Lets take your analogy of adding a joint in there. What makes that joint stronger: 1. hitting the end of the staff with a hammer for half an hour or 2. attaching metal brackets around the joint of the staff for reinforcement.
You misunderstood what I was trying to say. In the analogy, your body is the staff. You want to make your body one inflexible whole at the moment of receiving/emitting force. This is what a lot of people call the ground path. I like steel wrapped in cotton better. The bones are lined up so they becaome as hard as steel while the muscle remains as soft as cotton. No, it's not literal, but it's a good thing to think about when hitting the heavy bag or working on counters to takedowns.
Also, there's nothing that says you as a wrestler can't take these ideas right now and apply them to what your doing. It's not rocket science. But have you ever heard a wrestling coach talk about it in that way or develop drills that focus on that attribute? I haven't.
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To improve the strength of a structure you don't pound on it to make it more stable, you improve the design (technique, muscle memory) of the structure and strength of the materials (muscles).
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I'm not saying that your static drills are bad or worthless, just that they aren't a big deal as far as drills go let along a martial arts system as a whole.
Thank you for taking MP's dick out of your mouth long enough to holler some correct. You're 100 % dead on with this.