tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post1128241029307187697..comments2024-02-15T17:22:22.519+09:00Comments on Gaijin Explorer: The chicken or the egg?Zacky Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post-38989076806876716622010-05-27T22:17:30.001+09:002010-05-27T22:17:30.001+09:00B: I hope your Aikido school works out. I think es...B: I hope your Aikido school works out. I think especially in Aikido and especially in the States there is such a wide variety of styles to teach. I happen to find one that suits me, which isn't some prick sensei who justs rails on you the whole time, or someone talking about ki the whole time without doing anything physically legitimate. Good luck.<br /><br />Sean: I think that's the beauty of martial arts is that it is such a holistic learning experience. I also strongly believe we all learn different, and that teaching should be somewhat customized to each student. But in the end all good students will end up at the same goal, legitimate technique.Zacky Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post-34273591880530854402010-05-26T22:24:55.817+09:002010-05-26T22:24:55.817+09:00I think you're right, somewhere in between. Gr...I think you're right, somewhere in between. Great analogy. <br /><br />Mostly I think because there are three kind of learners: people who learn from seeing, those who learn from hearing and those who learn from feeling it. We all have certain amounts of all three, but we're usually dominant in one. So for me, a mix of all three is often just right for everyone: explain it, show it, and then do it (with the most emphasis on the DOING, of course).<br /><br />And from what I understand the human mind can really only hold a finite number of things at once, like 3 or so, and once you get to 4 or 5, you have to let one thing go to take on a new thing. With that in mind, I think (speaking from both student and teaching perspectives) giving about two or three pointers at a time for someone to work on for a while is sufficient. A little hint here, a hint there. After that, just DO.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832025172895200752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020823067576006225.post-28356201707183092942010-05-26T19:27:01.061+09:002010-05-26T19:27:01.061+09:00Ah but do the Japanese break a new technique down ...Ah but do the Japanese break a new technique down step-by-step? I found that my Chinese influenced sifu taught Chin Na -- and especially Kung Fu -- in the latter manner you describe. <br /><br />This was a hard adjustment for me because my tae kwon do curriculum was broken down step-by-step. At the mid or high belt ranks they just started to remove steps and before you knew it you were doing something that flowed. <br /><br />I hope not all aikido schools just throw you in! I've set a target aikido start date of August. We'll see how my dojo visits go. I've not got that many to choose from in these here parts, so, I may end up in a school that's similar to my now defunct kung fu school!BSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599662252662686373noreply@blogger.com