Keys and Doors

Over the last year I’ve had the good fortune to train about 3 to 4 days a week in a few different arts. Within the same time frame I had be able to train with, visit or attend camps and seminars with some excellent high level operators of their respective systems. That exposure to these talented individuals has solidified my philosophy on keys and doors. Whenever I attend a seminar, take a private lesson, watch a training dvd, read a book or talk to someone about training I look for keys. Keys that will open the doors to a great understanding about the arts as it relates to self defense, self preservation and self development in motion, anatomical alignment, structural integrity, power, targeting, balance, stopping power and in general my ability to hurt another human being as efficiently and effectively as possible. Over the last year, I’ve reevaluated this philosophy and refined it to not only looking for keys, but looking for those instructors that can give me the highest quality keys. The bottom line is that the key from a Gremlin won’t start a Porsche. And in as much as practice make permanent and perfect practice make perfect. High quality instruction makes for high quality learning and high quality execution if you spend more of your time practicing, more time listening that talking and work to stand on your own accomplishments more so than your lineage or rank. Just a thought from the woodpile..