Comments on: Three Ways to Measure Your Personal Development http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/ Martial arts for personal development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YJD http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-14988 YJD Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:35:49 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-14988 I train to obtain the ability to injure or kill somebody and know it is only to be used if my own or someone else’s life is in danger and realise it would be truly stupid to practice or gauge my ability with complete reality against another person for obvious reasons. With strikes to the major self defence targets these engagements would last less then a minute, but training for this scenario is just about impossible as the protective gear and rules of engagement restrict realism of such an event. The most important aspects come from the mind. Most people do not know how they would react in a life threatening confrontation, just as many people react differently in an emergency situation involving a fire and there is no way this reaction can be practiced unless you have developed your mind in preparation for this. A well trained mature strong minded individual will at an advanced level of their training understand his or her own capabilities, play it out in their minds and physically practice dealing with the situations repetitiously without the need to fight another person. I train to obtain the ability to injure or kill somebody and know it is only to be used if my own or someone else’s life is in danger and realise it would be truly stupid to practice or gauge my ability with complete reality against another person for obvious reasons.

With strikes to the major self defence targets these engagements would last less then a minute, but training for this scenario is just about impossible as the protective gear and rules of engagement restrict realism of such an event.

The most important aspects come from the mind. Most people do not know how they would react in a life threatening confrontation, just as many people react differently in an emergency situation involving a fire and there is no way this reaction can be practiced unless you have developed your mind in preparation for this.

A well trained mature strong minded individual will at an advanced level of their training understand his or her own capabilities, play it out in their minds and physically practice dealing with the situations repetitiously without the need to fight another person.

]]> By: Matt Klein http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-12112 Matt Klein Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:39:10 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-12112 In forms it's easy to gauge your ability. You either move through it effortlessly or not. You know instantly if you are out of practice. Fighting/sparring is different--you never lose your technique or abilily. What you lose is timing when you've been out of practice for awhile. When you can no longer score at will against people who used to be easy opponents, you need to get back in the ring more often. I'll admit this gets progressively more difficult as you get older--it is a fact of life and there's no getting around it. In forms it’s easy to gauge your ability. You either move through it effortlessly or not. You know instantly if you are out of practice. Fighting/sparring is different–you never lose your technique or abilily. What you lose is timing when you’ve been out of practice for awhile. When you can no longer score at will against people who used to be easy opponents, you need to get back in the ring more often. I’ll admit this gets progressively more difficult as you get older–it is a fact of life and there’s no getting around it.

]]> By: Pan http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-12104 Pan Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:57:11 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-12104 never check your progress in a fight. it is senseless and very stupid.As a first degree black belt, going for my second degree, the best way to measure your own development is just to do an excersize routine and write it in a journal then after a couple of weeks of advancement try doing the first excersize you started with.measuring yourself against another person is not a bad idea but it also has flaws.when you grow wouldn't it be strange if the person next to you did not grow?I'm just saying if you measure you to another person you need to remember that person has also been training and has also been going through developments. never check your progress in a fight. it is senseless and very stupid.As a first degree black belt, going for my second degree, the best way to measure your own development is just to do an excersize routine and write it in a journal then after a couple of weeks of advancement try doing the first excersize you started with.measuring yourself against another person is not a bad idea but it also has flaws.when you grow wouldn’t it be strange if the person next to you did not grow?I’m just saying if you measure you to another person you need to remember that person has also been training and has also been going through developments.

]]> By: jesse http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-11899 jesse Fri, 21 May 2010 15:17:15 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-11899 I would never measure progress through a fight. Fights are too unpredictable and the results can depend on many factors. I would never measure progress through a fight. Fights are too unpredictable and the results can depend on many factors.

]]> By: Hitokiri http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-5506 Hitokiri Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:31 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-5506 I try to befriend as many martial arts pratitioners as possable. I get them as outsiders to critic my forms and as sparing partners. Also the ever importiant disscution of views and approches. (but never spelling). This is one simple way. Just be prepaired to harsh reviews as well as good one's. Grain of salt and stive harder. I've had people who hated my forms and I beat them sparing. I've had friends who smoked me in every way but loved what I do and gave me many props. I try to befriend as many martial arts pratitioners as possable. I get them as outsiders to critic my forms and as sparing partners. Also the ever importiant disscution of views and approches. (but never spelling). This is one simple way.
Just be prepaired to harsh reviews as well as good one’s. Grain of salt and stive harder. I’ve had people who hated my forms and I beat them sparing. I’ve had friends who smoked me in every way but loved what I do and gave me many props.

]]> By: Lineage and Credibility http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-5268 Lineage and Credibility Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:46:36 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-5268 [...] crossing hands in a duel can easily lead to serious injury or death, most sane martial artists look for alternative means of [...] [...] crossing hands in a duel can easily lead to serious injury or death, most sane martial artists look for alternative means of [...]

]]> By: seeker6 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-3036 seeker6 Sun, 06 May 2007 01:56:27 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-3036 A fight is one way to measure your progress, though not a way I would advise. Competitions and sparring practice are another. Filming your performance in forms or any other type of training over a period of time and then comparing them is another. The ability to do things you couldn't before is another. Feedback from an honest teacher is another. In answer to yogip; although learning only from books is a poor way, there is no reason why such a learner could not measure his progress, or lack of it, in the ways mentioned above. A fight is one way to measure your progress, though not a way I would advise. Competitions and sparring practice are another. Filming your performance in forms or any other type of training over a period of time and then comparing them is another. The ability to do things you couldn’t before is another. Feedback from an honest teacher is another.
In answer to yogip; although learning only from books is a poor way, there is no reason why such a learner could not measure his progress, or lack of it, in the ways mentioned above.

]]> By: yogip http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-3031 yogip Sat, 05 May 2007 21:32:53 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-3031 How can you measure your progress if you have only ever learnt from books? How can you measure your progress if you have only ever learnt from books?

]]> By: Thomas http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-3030 Thomas Sat, 05 May 2007 20:15:12 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/three-ways-to-measure-your-personal-development/#comment-3030 On the contrary, I don' think that comparing yourself to others is a bad way to measure your development or skills. What matters is the environment you place yourself in, and adjusting yourself to said environment. Obviously, if you're on the street, there are no rules and you should be fighting to survive, whatever it takes. However, this isn't the only place to measure yourself. Sparring with people you train with, people who are at or above your estimated skill level, or competing is sport competitions are all good ways to measure your development. This is preferable not only because of the safer environment, but that you'll have rules that you can hold a standard to and people observing who can explain to you where you did go wrong (ie, your timing was off for a shoot, you didn't gauge a good range, etc.) or if you did nothing wrong at all, and the opponent was simply far more able that you. Talk is cheap, action and ability are what matter. On the contrary, I don’ think that comparing yourself to others is a bad way to measure your development or skills. What matters is the environment you place yourself in, and adjusting yourself to said environment. Obviously, if you’re on the street, there are no rules and you should be fighting to survive, whatever it takes. However, this isn’t the only place to measure yourself. Sparring with people you train with, people who are at or above your estimated skill level, or competing is sport competitions are all good ways to measure your development. This is preferable not only because of the safer environment, but that you’ll have rules that you can hold a standard to and people observing who can explain to you where you did go wrong (ie, your timing was off for a shoot, you didn’t gauge a good range, etc.) or if you did nothing wrong at all, and the opponent was simply far more able that you. Talk is cheap, action and ability are what matter.

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