There is more involved than practice.

 

While I taught a system of karate, in reality at every rank I teach what I feel the individual needs to better progress in their art and studies.

 

While there is a great deal of simultaneity at the beginning studies, as time passes over the decades it becomes more individualized based on why the individual is continuing their studies.

 

All advanced students to not have the same needs.

 

In reality they control what they choose to rely on from their study. While each is exposed to the same training, in  actuality it is they not me who must feel what they would use in conditions extremis.  It never is about one size fits all.

 

There is an old adage that karate training takes continual practice. I do not agree.

 

What is really required is that karate training must take correct practice.

 

If one is working on something and it is incorrect what is happening is the practice is reinforcing that imperfection in your  capabilities. Then is that is ever to be removed from one, you have to unlearn what is incorrect and begin again to learn the correct way.

 

Far better to work on the correct practice from the beginning and then to continue to practice correctly.