YOKOMEN – CROSS TRAINING

Cross-training is learning techniques from a different art or style to augment your understanding of the primary art you study. Done poorly, cross-training leads to confusion – a hybrid system that misses the fundamentals of all – and that is all too easy to do. Done properly, cross-training is a catalyst for clarity – breakingContinue reading “YOKOMEN – CROSS TRAINING”

PRAYER ENTRY

Indexing. Conceptually indexing is a way to quickly act based on a limited amount of tactile information. In the ryotedori series it is easier to understand – the indexing almost can be seen as a logic-gate: if this, then that game. A broader tool to keep in your conceptual tool chest are prayer hands. By placing your handsContinue reading “PRAYER ENTRY”