Originally Posted by
taai gihk yahn
as long as the routine is predetermined, the contextual interference effect is quite low, and does not approximate "real" fighting in any way (motor learning research has shown time and again that blocked practice is beneficial at the very early stages of motor skill acquisition, but that soon after it has no positive and even at times a detrimental effect on retention and transfer);
CTS always told us that most two-person sets were good for shows; there were two he taught that were more "realistic", insofar as they were ostensibly counters and counter-to-counters: one was a set on the plum-flower poles, another he taught us was a grappling-type routine; whether they would actually "work" would be the issue of course - the plum-flower set was cool, but honestly, a bit of an artifact in terms of the footwork, which is supposedly the "secret" of using the stumps, it teaches you where you are supposed to step, but that's pretty contrived beyond that u shud move at oblique angles rather than straight into someone (derr); for the grappling set, lots of the techniques were stuff u do see in other grappling arts; but really, u would be better off just breaking down the moves, or perhaps joining a SAMBO school even...
I like taiji-style 2-person flow-drills, but that's from a rehab / health perspective - there are opportunities in that sort of thing for neuro-muscular re-education that are rather unique - it's a good way to get core-activation going in a way that is more functional than lying on ur back squeezing ur transverse abdominals during leg lifts
Pretty much on the button.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !