Re: What the F*&K is YIN?

[Damian (Instructor)]

I wrote an article on this a while back. Every martial artists you speak to works out everyday for 3 hours, goes 100% full contact and trains for years.

Works out every day = doesn’t work out

Goes full contact = we spar sometimes

Trains for years = Trained once in January and twice in August. That equals 1 years. Or trained a consistently for few months in 2004 and then again in 2008. That equals 4 years.

I have trained on NCAA division 1 level athletics. I have had Olympic hopefuls as training partners and even though there were point of time where we did train double and triple sessions which would equal 4 to 6 hours of training per day, it was only for a 6 week stretch. Practice comes in cycles, training comes in cycles.

Training in program like the SDTS require a lot LESS practice because of the type of techniques. No matter what activity you do, after the core movements become second nature, they’re in there. It’s like throwing a ball or riding a bike. Sure, if you practice more you become more proficient, but you can easily maintain a level of skill that is satisfactory.

I know of people who are experts in hand to hand combat, one has only had literally 18 months of training. Others only got together a HANDFUL of times over the course of several years who are now experts. All of which have average athletic ability AT BEST! I think these people are somewhat proficient and knowledgeable. Its more a testament to the material NOT them. It’s easy just that easy to do.

Once you have spent time practicing something, you still retain some skill. The ones that are the fastest and easiest to learn are the ones that stay with you the longest. They say the last thing to go on a boxer is his punch. Old retired fighters can still hit. The SDTS and other combatives training provides the same benefit.

How did I wind up here…oh yes- all martial artists lie. If you hear 2 or 3 of those statements…call BS