Chris McKinley wrote:How many of you guys get together even occasionally with other martial artists for the time-honored practice of the backyard training session? More than almost any other civilian context, these gatherings over beer, burgers, bullshit and good times (not to mention scotch and cigars) have the potential to provide you with new insights and new leaps in learning. Whether it's the fat lip you thought you could stop, the style you aren't used to fighting against, the cool new way of getting a joint lock you never thought of before, or learning your first triangle in groundfighting, backyards have been one of the martial artist's best kept secrets for generations.
Some have produced whole new styles, e.g., Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do or Kajukenbo. Backyard sessions have the benefits of intensive learning that seminars offer, but with the informal, friendly and free communication that happens between friends sharing an activity they all love. If you have the opportunity to start a backyard training group, do yourself a favor and do it. Whether the other guys practice your style or not, and almost especially if they don't...everybody benefits.
Chris McKinley wrote:How many of you guys get together even occasionally with other martial artists for the time-honored practice of the backyard training session? More than almost any other civilian context, these gatherings over beer, burgers, bullshit and good times (not to mention scotch and cigars) have the potential to provide you with new insights and new leaps in learning. Whether it's the fat lip you thought you could stop, the style you aren't used to fighting against, the cool new way of getting a joint lock you never thought of before, or learning your first triangle in groundfighting, backyards have been one of the martial artist's best kept secrets for generations.
Some have produced whole new styles, e.g., Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do or Kajukenbo. Backyard sessions have the benefits of intensive learning that seminars offer, but with the informal, friendly and free communication that happens between friends sharing an activity they all love. If you have the opportunity to start a backyard training group, do yourself a favor and do it. Whether the other guys practice your style or not, and almost especially if they don't...everybody benefits.
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