"I would love to have the ability to read the mind. I would wish wholeheartedly that I could hear all his thoughts as a master of karate performed kata to understand what is going on ... it could be such a great teaching tool don't you think. ... I can just imagine as the master performs the kata that his mind and minds eye are seeing, hearing, feeling how it is being implemented in combat. ... Sigh, if only ..."
Sensei do work diligently hard to convey all their knowledge and experience to practitioners. That communications can be difficult. Consider that conflict of a violent nature usually stems from miscommunications and you begin to see the difficulty Sensei have in communications where perceptive filters of each - unique - practitioner sees, hears, feels and thus understands accordingly. This may or may not convey what is actually conveyed from Sensei.
So, imagine your practitioners had the ability to suddenly hear, sense, feel and visualize what you are visualizing when you demonstrate karate - Ahh, what a wonderful Dojo that would be ... think, movie "Being John Malkovich."
mmm..., Seipai, the kata I'm currently learning! I've found it very difficult to get the embusen correct. It's a difficult but interesting kata and I noticed one or two stylistic differences between the way he performed it and the way I am learning it, particularly the opening sequence.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could read the performer's mind as well - it might throw some light on what I'm supposed to be doing!