With another Tournament Weekend ahead of us, we can still easily recall the height of emotions from the last. Hopefully as a competitor, you have gone back to your successes and your failures of last tournament and worked towards improving the two.
As we know, practice makes perfect, and serious practice gets us there faster. If you put forth your goals of improvement after last tournament and worked towards them you have no doubt improved. But the extent of your progress has been determined by your will to exceed your own limits. Remember, your fellow competitors from last tournament have improved as well, and this weekend will show who has worked harder.
My suggestion is to take a more analytical approach to your competition this weekend. Highlight the factors you feel are your best assets and try to break down the elements of those who excelled in their divisions. More than anything else, look at yourself at the end of the day, and compare it to yourself from one month ago. In that, you will see the fruits of your labors, the payoff of all your hard work... your own personal growth.
Good luck this weekend!!!
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Winning Elements of Tournament Competition 2: Balance
To get ourselves prepared for the upcoming tournament in Concord, on April 30th. We have started a series of blogs based on the elements of tournament competition, and more importantly, the factors that will help you to get to the top of your game.
Balance
Balance is key in all areas of competition; sparring, forms, and push hands. Without balance, one cannot support a strong or fast strike. In sparring, poor balance can weaken one's defense and let the opponent in. A strong base can support faster and tighter movements to secure more points in point sparring and the domination of the ring in continuous sparring.
Balance is the essence of push hands, often called rooting, it is what makes a strong competitor. Balance is also a key element to forms as it shows the level of body control of the student. If a student is rigid and unconfident, their balance will falter first.
Every stance must be solid, not rigid. Every strike must be delivered with control as to not overdo or throw oneself off balance. Pay special attention to the core as it unifies the body, connecting the stance to the torso and arms. When kicking, keep the upper body relaxed but still poised. And always keep the back straight, good posture leads to good balance.
Standing meditation, stance training and stretching can all be instituted to your regular forms and sparring training. Of course, all elements will be improved with practice, so get out there and practice!
Balance
Balance is key in all areas of competition; sparring, forms, and push hands. Without balance, one cannot support a strong or fast strike. In sparring, poor balance can weaken one's defense and let the opponent in. A strong base can support faster and tighter movements to secure more points in point sparring and the domination of the ring in continuous sparring.
Balance is the essence of push hands, often called rooting, it is what makes a strong competitor. Balance is also a key element to forms as it shows the level of body control of the student. If a student is rigid and unconfident, their balance will falter first.
Every stance must be solid, not rigid. Every strike must be delivered with control as to not overdo or throw oneself off balance. Pay special attention to the core as it unifies the body, connecting the stance to the torso and arms. When kicking, keep the upper body relaxed but still poised. And always keep the back straight, good posture leads to good balance.
Standing meditation, stance training and stretching can all be instituted to your regular forms and sparring training. Of course, all elements will be improved with practice, so get out there and practice!
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