Category: For Higher Levels

For more advanced techniques and concepts

Really Seeing the Opponent and Opportunities to Strike – Erasing “Wagamama” Kendo

A young Kyoshi 7 dan  from Japan visited the dojo that I practice at this week.  I’ll refer to him as “O” sensei as he preferred not having his name mentioned.  He had once placed Continue reading “Really Seeing the Opponent and Opportunities to Strike – Erasing “Wagamama” Kendo”

Programming the Opponent – To Adopt Short-Term Conditioned Responses

I came across an interesting technique while reading the book The Art of Learning – An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin [Waitzkin].  According to the bio, Continue reading “Programming the Opponent – To Adopt Short-Term Conditioned Responses”