Correcting an Expert
"I can see at least 2 mistakes in his form."- my thought
Yesterday I was in a book store. I did an usual thing. While looking through the magazine section I picked up a martial arts magazine. Usually I pick up business and success magazines.
In the magazine were many great stories about techniques and people. One made me take a second look. In the story it taunted the skill set of a grandmaster. It caught my interest.
I paused and took a look at some of the pictures. In one of the pictures, the grand-master was shows doing a step in the most basic white belt form. I kept looking at it and immediately saw several mistakes. The left hand was striking the wrong target because of the angle. Similarly, the right hand was not cocked and ready for the next strike. His footwork was also poor. The positioning was such that he had very poor balance.
Am I picky? Who do I think I am? A grandmaster?
The point of this story is that if we look closely at the work of others it is very easy to poke holes. We do not even have to be a grandmaster to spot the mistakes. We just have to be open to learning and noticing.
It is easy to throw stones at others. The bigger question is whether I am aware of my own hand and foot positioning when I do the form or do I just sloppily perform the most basic form.
Today's question is:
"Can you be truly critical of your own work?"
"I can see at least 2 mistakes in his form."- my thought
Yesterday I was in a book store. I did an usual thing. While looking through the magazine section I picked up a martial arts magazine. Usually I pick up business and success magazines.
In the magazine were many great stories about techniques and people. One made me take a second look. In the story it taunted the skill set of a grandmaster. It caught my interest.
I paused and took a look at some of the pictures. In one of the pictures, the grand-master was shows doing a step in the most basic white belt form. I kept looking at it and immediately saw several mistakes. The left hand was striking the wrong target because of the angle. Similarly, the right hand was not cocked and ready for the next strike. His footwork was also poor. The positioning was such that he had very poor balance.
Am I picky? Who do I think I am? A grandmaster?
The point of this story is that if we look closely at the work of others it is very easy to poke holes. We do not even have to be a grandmaster to spot the mistakes. We just have to be open to learning and noticing.
It is easy to throw stones at others. The bigger question is whether I am aware of my own hand and foot positioning when I do the form or do I just sloppily perform the most basic form.
Today's question is:
"Can you be truly critical of your own work?"
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