Is it possible to modify techniques according to books?
I go for karate and I learnt alot from the master. However, when I read martial arts books, I find that it any technique I learnt still has a potential to be modified to become better(By following the books). Is it possible to modify techniques like this?
Technically, but it’s really quite difficult for most people to read something or even watch it and reproduce it exactly. Chances are good that without corrections made by a qualified and watchful sensei you’ll just be trading one mistake for another.
If you’re comfortable with it and believe your sensei to be receptive enough, try discussing the variations you’ve read about. It’s possible he does things his way for a reason or he may be willing to add the variation to your curriculum and help you duplicate it.
Good Luck.
Lycann
Technically, but it’s really quite difficult for most people to read something or even watch it and reproduce it exactly. Chances are good that without corrections made by a qualified and watchful sensei you’ll just be trading one mistake for another.
If you’re comfortable with it and believe your sensei to be receptive enough, try discussing the variations you’ve read about. It’s possible he does things his way for a reason or he may be willing to add the variation to your curriculum and help you duplicate it.
Good Luck.
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Metal Tiger
Depending on the style you’re learning and the book you’re reading this could have different outcomes. Different styles have different principles behind them which determine their effectiveness. If you mix a certain type of body motion with an attack it could throw it off and you lose the intended purpose of the technique. This is why it is always better to learn techniques in person and if you want to add something to your techniques always consult your instructor beforehand.
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nwohioguy
Books are there for reference and study only. They are great for helping you to gain understanding in certain aspects of the martial arts but they were never meant to be one’s sole source of training.
Anyone who has excellent levels of knowledge can gain great experience from reading books and studying them but at your level you should just listen to your Sensei. Keep in mind that it takes many years beyond just a black belt to gain real understanding of a martial art.
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pugpaws2
Not to offend, but books are not a good way to learn. Many have major errors in the information they provide. At your level, you need to concentrate "Only" on what your instructor teaches, and how he teaches it. Only those with many years of experience should be messing around trying to modify anything.
I have students that have trained for years and still have not gotten the techniques they know right yet. The last thing I’d want them doing is trying to modify what they can’t do to start with.
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Martial arts training and research since 1967.
Teaching martial arts since 1973.
Jim G
The first thing I’d have to ask is this….Are you talking about modifying a technique for practical application purposes? If so then I think it is possible, but in order to do so you still need the participation of another individual. So if you’re going to have someone working with you on this "modification." Why not seek your instructor’s participation? Do you catch my meaning? No matter what it is you’ve read in a book. There is a very good chance your instructor is familiar with it. Either by reading it as well, or somewhere in his education he has come across that technique.
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30+ years of study, and practical (street) application.
flow
no martial art style on earth is traditionally original. over the centuries people have learned from one person(s) to another and they keep passing down to the present. They finally tend to vary according to the ones who teach.
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CTC
Books, dvds, and the internet are used for reference material only. They are there to provide information to deepen ur understanding of the art.
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Chen Taijiquan Practioner
Daniel
I feel the same way about learning from books as I do learning from the internet… They are good to read and help you understand what you’re doing and why you’re doing it… If you have questions books will always be there to help… But you need an instructor to see you X amount of times a week and him to be your primary source of information…
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