Shihan Dan Ordoins Seminar at KMD 2011 – Part 3
August 12th, 2011 § 1 Comment
As I have shared what I have learned about the importance of not being confined by kamae, in turn it is also crucial to understand the importance of good kamae. Sensei always stresses in class that kazushi is everything in our martial arts. The purpose is to maintain your kazushi through good kamae and to compromise your opponent’s. Standing in a stance is not truly having good kamae, but the ability to move between stances and all the while maintaining it. There will be no success in living in the ‘and’ without an adequate base. Achieving this correct kamae at all times will serve multiple purposes. While training with my brother at the seminar, I learned that when you maintain good kamae, opportunities open up to you. The opposite is true as well; if you are fixed on looking for a certain opportunity, you may have to sacrifice your kamae to get it. Maintaining a good kamae will allow you to take advantage of what opportunities are presented to you as opposed to looking for one, and in turn, sacrificing your stability and energy. I honestly feel that if you are too busy looking for what you want, you will not be able to see what you have. All of the above is true in combat and in life.
Life in every breath – RSR
great point! This is a concept that bridges the gap from learning an isolated technique to applying it “on the fly“
I am happy that others are thinking about this too!