Episode 53 – From Technique to Principle

• Craig Kiessling
• Aaron Martin
• Minor changes to the podcast announced
• Tell us how has martial arts affected your relationships

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• Rory Miller

Topics & Things

• Transition a technique to a usable principle
• Martial arts tools and mastery
• Single Change
• Bagua
• Northern Shaolin
• Visualizing an opponent
• Applying variations of techniques or body movements
• Hiyaa Word of the day is Pedagogy
• Self correction and accepting correction
• Continue learning by applying new variables
• You can do the technique differently every time provided you don’t violate the principles
• XingYi
• The Magic is in the transitions
• Tracking the middle joints
• Learn basic outside application
• Learn to apply same application on the inside
• Using the variations of the same application for various attacks
• Keep experimenting because you’ll never be able to cover all of the variations
• Experiment with range
• Turning punches to grabs
• Grind it out to achieve mastery
• Remember, in the end everyone is self-taught
• Creativity in training is important
• Can your empty hand technique be applied to a weapon and vice versa
• How bad do you want to hurt the opponent?
• Leopard Punch
• Aaron covers his Know Slow Flow Low Go concept

• SSgt Jessica Field story
• Business partner sues martial arts mogul
• Cage-fighting gas station clerk stuns would-be robbers
• David McAusland story
• Garrett Holeve story
• LetGarrettfight
• Panna Ritthikrai Obituary

• Tell us how has martial arts affected your relationships
• Listener Josh asks for solo training ideas and body strengthing techniques
• Listener Marcus comments on the Tony Anthony story from Hiyaa 41
• Listener Robert asks how to train with limited time
• Keep your basics solid

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