Let your “execution,” (i.e., the physical
manner of communication through action(s) displayed, and “articulation,” (i.e.,
manner of communication through verbal/speech and or sign) of your System speak
for you more than, or at least equally to, the "rank" on your belt. Hoping
that it actually speaks to you being better than your present rank as you are
striving again, to become better than you are presently.
Now
by no means am I implying my execution is “perfect,” but I work at it often and
scrutinize/criticize myself to bring about improvement, for I strive to execute
on/at a higher level—seeking improvement and proper execution except at those
times that I am just “walking through” and or “trying to remember” a form and
or technique.
Far too often the disgraceful
bastardization, cheapening, and commercialization of American Kenpo caused me
to become frustrated and angry—it still does.
I
see footage of belt tests and or techniques and or forms and the execution is
beyond deplorable, it is sub remedial in some instances…the fact that a person
had the audacity to put it on YouTube and then worse promote it as good or
exemplary—really? That some put belt test on the internet and clearly, any
unbiased witness even of other systems with some knowledge of your system would
be able to critique said execution in the negative—one should be ashamed, yet
many are not.
Execute with purpose...there must be
meaning behind your movement, there must be intent...
Let
not your moves be "superfluous," or "purely aesthetics" or
without intent or "purposeful less." These are examples of
"wasted motion" in many regards...that in turn is wasted energy and
time and in combat these are not positives, they increase the probability of
one being defeated. Feints do not fall into this categorization—unless one over
or incorrectly uses them, then this too would/should be categorized as
"wasted motion, energy, and time."
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