Teaching Ninja: The Learning Curve by Jay M. Horne - HTML preview

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Lesson One

 

 

Some of you have previous experience in many styles, and some of you have not. Either way, I will contrive to bring to you samples of equal importance. Being that this is your first lesson in your own style of martial arts, I believe it would be best to ask a few questions. Ask yourself: How do I feel in my body? Am I comfortable in a healthy sense? Do I feel I lack cardiovascular or muscular prestige? Are these things acceptable in my lifestyle? Do I need work on my flexibility? What type of movements am I comfortable with? What are my strengths and weaknesses? And most importantly- What are my interests?

All these things, in truth, everything, will affect your style. Past all of this we will eventually come to the questioning of how to perform techniques. Beyond that, perhaps how to make those techniques faster. And even further along, perhaps how to make those movements more natural. I am here to squire you along the most direct route to success, and coincidentally, the natural learning by trial and error is not that route; though it does play a larger role than you now realize.