Do Nothing UselessHistorical route: http://www.tracyskarate.com/Way/nothinguseless.htm Historical reconstruction: This page is stored locally. Where the original copyrighted page is not available for republication, the text is a locally authored reconstruction. Economy is one of the clearest ways to judge a self-defense sequence.
Every motion should earn its place
A motion should protect, position, unbalance, strike, check, create distance or improve escape. Decorative movement consumes time and attention.
Economy is contextual
A motion can look unnecessary in a cooperative drill but become essential when protecting the head or preventing the opponent’s second hand from entering. Tracy Legacy Web Site • historical reconstruction |