Originally Posted by
Surf
I very much fall in line with the points that OrigamiAK is making in post #55.
I will also make note that I am a firm believer in teaching sound fundamentals in a certain progression. This includes a lot of static flat range work where any base fundamental is mastered before it goes dynamic. There is not one single professional athlete that has made a diving catch while twisting backwards, or a diving catch with a reverse throw off of their back to first base, or a highly coordinated punching combination on the move, where they did not first learn basic catching, throwing, punching, footwork mastery on a controlled flat ball field, or ring environment. There is no way mastery of those basic fundamental skills could happen without heavy drilling on a flat, non-dynamic, controlled environment which eventually lead to these great improvised feats in a real game.
If we cannot teach individuals to master things such as basic explosive footwork on a static flat range, which may lead to trained platform stability throughout the movement, to include shooting on the move, how can we ever expect them to do it for real in a dynamic environment if these skills have not been well trained? This also includes kinesthetic body alignments / functions. Yes indeed kinesthetic alignment becomes much more challenging as dynamic scenarios are introduced, but who tends to perform better as the things get dynamic and kinetic? More than likely the individual who has mastered the skill in a static environment first, will have a greater success or a greater advantage in a dynamic scenario than someone who did not. I also feel that they are better equipped to improvise.
This is why I tell people to ignore anyone who says that stance is not important in a critical situation as you will never have a good stance since the chances are you will be in a situation where your stance is not perfect or you will be moving anyway. Which individual will more than likely perform better when their shooting platform is less than ideal? Someone who has never trained good stance and footwork, or the person who has? Less coordinated individuals definitely need to train it. Just like having two left feet. You are not going to suddenly show up for the cotillion and expect to ballroom dance like a pro. Same can be said in regards to the kinesthetic topic. Someone who has mastered and understands these concepts are more than likely going to have a good advantage over the individual who does not when things get kinetic.
One last thought is that IMO this type of mastery of various skill sets, the repetition and drive for excellence also has the net side effect of working on the individuals mindset and drive to want to come out on top at all costs. Perhaps this goes deep into my cultural, spiritual and perhaps martial arts training beliefs but I do recognize that this is not a 100% given as we cannot assume anything until the real deal happens, but I do stand behind this general training belief.