In order to
understand any kata technique application potential, perhaps it is best to set
that technique aside, as a beginning point.
Later, the
potential of your chosen technique entets the picture. But not so much at the
beginning, IMO. There are much more important things to talk about.
First and
foremost there is the attack. Once we understand what the attack offers us,
then tactical issues come into play. Again, stepping through the basic attack
template only then does the technique choice become reasonable to understand.
So we begin, and
use a very simple attack for this discussion. After all everyone starts
somewhere. Our attack of choice is simply anything that is moving in our
direction. Keeping it simple for the starting point.
The attack
(strike, bite or perhaps kick) moved through space towards you, who are the
target. And it moves through the space towards you while traveling forward
through time. Determining location and time of movement.
On the other
hand, you might not move at all, retreat back out of range (but acceleration
forward can be faster than acceleration made in retreat – there are still
possibilities presented there. The movement forward of that attack leaves a
space to respond, on it’s interior and on it’s exterior. On that interior you
can move into that space, as well as move away from the space. On the exterior
you can more into that space as well as
move away from that space,
This is
simplified, but we must obtain some understanding what choices the attack
offers.
1. Stand our
ground.
2. Retreat to
the rear.
3. Move toward
the exterior line of defense to the rear.
4. Move toward
the exterior line of defense to the front.
5. Move toward
the interior line of defense to the rear.
6. Move toward
the interior line of defense to the front.
While each of
these layers of choice, in turn offers other layers, this is a reasonable
understanding of what is possible.
Then tactical
considerations can be studied and made for analysis.
I specifically
said move toward when motion was made to the rear, as retreat is not a
consideration against the attack. Of course that is also a tactical
consideration but for this discussion about use of kata technique, that is not
what we are discussing.
Each choice
presents different possibilities, On each option, the choice is not right or
wrong. Rather possibilities to explore and then choice which to exploit is
acquired.
Now making this
a simpler concept, let us choose to move forward against the attack, into the
space beside the attack, the hole that attack presents on the interior and the
exterior of the attack,
At this point of
the analysis, we will not concern ourselves if that response is straight
forward, or angled across the attack. Too many options make a basic analysis
descend toward the babble complex. That comes later with additional analysis.
Every attack,
offers a space, or a vacuum surrounding that attack that you can exploit. (of
course we could just use that space to avoid the attack and then counter-attack
alone, yet another possible variable).
Perhaps you
stayed awake in school, perhaps you didn’t. There was a concept that was discussed
I have not forgotten. “Zeno’s Paradox” a variation of which offers an
interesting way of using that idea to understand the attack.
For our
discussion Zeno’s Paradox talked about the theoretical inability to move to the
end of a movement. Restated any movement first required you to move half way first,
but even before that you would have to first move ½ of that distance… and so
forth. The way that argument was presented, each section of the movement could
not be completed as you first had to move half that distance… As stated it was
a type of logical paradox…. In the actual world, you just move to the desired
end, paying no attention to the logical paradox involved.
But this also
suggests something we might exploit.
Any attack must
first pass through a half way point on its way to you the target, and also a
point half way to that point, and so forth.
Each of those
points that attack must pass through is also someplace that you can attack that
same attack. Arm, head, leg all when moving through space, at the same time
they are possible places to counter attack at each point, too.
Thus on the
inside that arm attacking offers locations from that space you chose to move
into ½ way toward that attack, ¼ way toward that attack, at the point of
actualization of that attack. Of course in addition to the targets that the
head and torso present.
This is where
tactical considerations can enter the discussion. When you have made the choice
of the tool you are using, where does it best be applied.
The answers
available are not right or wrong, simply require the right training to
actualize them in turn.
This is but a
starting point leading to more analysis, more questions, more practice….
Grow and learn,
step by step, day by day.
1 comment:
I had several basic principles to work with, a solid understanding of what a technique application could be, and an understanding that it needed to be explored against any attack. I called the later my unlocking principle, simply you needed to understand the technique as basic application:
1. An exterior line of defense against an attacker’s right attack.
a. Moving forward
b. Moving rearward
c. Turning clockwise into the attack
2. An interior line of defense against an attacker’s right attack
a. Moving forward
b. Moving rearward
c. Turning counter-clockwise into the attack
3. An interior line of defense against an attacker’s left attack
a. Moving forward
b. Moving rearward
c. Turning clockwise into the attack
4. An exterior line of defense against an attackers left attack
a. Moving forward
b. Moving rearward
c. Turning counter-clockwise into the attack
5. As a defensive move by attacking into your opponent’s rear
It was simplistic, lacking the other underlying principle dimensions that would come later, but an interesting way to know if you could make a technique really work.
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