In this follow-up video on Mastering Self-Defense Techniques, we continue to delve deeper into the formulation process. Shaolin Kempo Karate offers many self-defense techniques. Students need to understand the value in the techniques comes from your ability to apply the lessons contained within, not the self-defense technique itself. The formulation process from Kenpo Karate can help students better understand the possibilities that exist within the movements being taught as well as the interconnected nature of their techniques.
All martial arts systems are built from two things- basics and concepts. Your self-defense techniques are vehicles through which you learn concepts. Once you truly understand the concepts, they could throw away the techniques, should you choose. That is to say, they've done their job. The problem that many in the Kempo (and Kenpo) arts become attached to the techniques. The system becomes gospel. Your goal should be to move beyond the system. By learning the principles within your techniques and how to formulate (as taught in these lessons) you'll be on your way to doing just that.
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