Originally Posted by
KPM
Terence wrote:
Why is it useful to learn movements, actions, techniques, etc. in a way that we won't really use them? Do you see that when this happens you are not really learning or developing a skill? Because a skill is our ability to perform a task (what you will do in fighting), to do a certain thing. And you are not learning or developing that. You are learning and "developing"something else
---I think they are developing an "attribute" rather than a direct application skill. The attribute developed may be timing, rhythm, flow, contact sensitivity, etc. The flow drills of Kali, like WCK Chi Sao, build attributes that then come out in application. They are also a way to put in lots of repetitions of certain motions in a short amount of time in order to "burn" them into muscle memory. They are somewhat like a boxer working the speed bag. He doesn't punch the bag in the same way that he punches the opponent. He trains on the speed bag to develop attributes such as speed, rhythm and timing.