PerceptionHistorical route: http://www.tracyskarate.com/Way/perception.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. Seeing the attack early is often more valuable than moving faster after it has already developed.
Read the whole body
Shoulders, hips, feet, gaze and breathing can reveal intent before the striking limb moves. Kenpo partner drills should therefore train observation, not just counters.
Perception includes environment
Walls, furniture, bystanders and escape routes matter. Practical self-defense is not a clean two-person demonstration space. Tracy Legacy Web Site • historical reconstruction |
