Bruce Lee said it best ...
We have been discussing efficiency in martial arts. We have also
played around with the relationship between effectiveness
and efficiency.
I keep suggesting that folks take the direct, efficient route in their
martial arts.
Bruce Lee said it best in The Tao of Gung Fu, Volume Two, by
Bruce Lee, edited by John Little (Tuttle, 1997):
-- page 180
Try putting all of your martial responses through the
efficiency filter.
Are your techniques "smooth, short, and extremely fast?"
Have all "wasted motions" been stripped away?
Have you eliminated all that is complicated and only execute
'simple,' direct moves?
Are there times where you don't want to be direct, fast,
and smooth?
Actually, the answer is yes!
Stay tuned for a future article in Martial Arts Mastery ... or posted on KerwinBenson.com
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