it seems like the higher the level (ironically), the more it seems like brute force. just "get the win". lol.
for those talking about judo,,,might be better to go out and play with a judoka no matter what level...
Had a Japanese boss of a high tech company from Japan...who was interested in my taiji...he and the CFO,
judo players with many yrs of training interested in the taiji I played at the time "37-step",
asked if I could teach them the form...
In doing so,,had them try different judo holds and throws on me to get a feel of how the taiji worked...They were very fast,
strong, and balanced....had they had more time, I'm sure they would have been able to adjust their "ting jin" to understand
the changes they could not feel,,,"yet"
Also had a chance to play with an engineer and his son in another high tech company,,this time solar..
French by ethnicity, both very interested in taiji, the son having trained for the French Olympic, judo team..
They both felt that the focus of the training was to narrow... prepping for the Olympic event....
They too, tried their judo,
,,,just enough to give me a taste, unable to find a place to throw it was quite interesting
With a little time,,,they would have adjusted....
They mentioned they liked the older judo training, more focused on what they felt the original foundations of the art were....less so on the competitive aspects...also interested in taiji...didn't have the time to set up some training....
Having worked with competitors from different arts, "friends" ...off line...
If the mind set is not to "win" one should probably not be competing,
"
Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing"
Vince Lombardi