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- From: giancc@csa.bu.edu (Chris Giancola)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Fight Strategy in Escrima
- Message-ID: <102490@bu.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 20:02:15 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.144228.730@hls.com>
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- Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- > Many people practicing "Escrima" do not practice
- >high speed. Once they do they will have to come up
- >with strategies to close in on a fast hitter. It is
- >a matter of synchronisation with the opponent, in order
- >to break his attacking flow.
-
- I agree wholeheartedly with this passage in the article. I have had
- much experience with sword and and sword-type sparring. Gaining a
- "combat sense" in sword (as is true in any MA) is VERY important
- (that is, if you want to avoid lots of bruises and scratches :)
-
- Myamoto Musashi's "Go Rin No Sho" is what I have based much of my
- sword fencing technique on. This is the bible for Kendo, but it can
- be applied to other sword arts with frighteningly effective results.
- In it can be found much information about "synchronisation" and more
- importantly: timing. Speed is NOT the be all and end all in sword,
- old Kendo Masters can EASILY defeat young champions, since their
- knowledge of timing is SO well developed and ingrained into their
- fighting technique.
-
- - Chris Giancola
-