Neuromuscular Responses

[wado_kai]

was just wondering this came up in my course and i instantly thought of some of bruce lee's writings ( the main reason for writing this here cudnt think of any other relevant section).... he tried to train to an extent to where there was no thought process in the response system just instant reaction wile fighting...

i think this is the key element in martial arts or any sport for that matter, just wandering what your opinions were??

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

What's the Rolleyes for?

[wado_kai]

no real reason tbh, just like the face. no other contribution no??

[Axon]

Well, I've studied neurons a bit, and I know the relation between nerve lines and processing in the brain. Muscle memory is something that any athelete or musician can relate to, and can also be demonstrated in basix reflexes. Simply enough, the more often an event happens that produces a favorable action, the more and quicker that favorable action occurs when symptoms of the event are detected. It's why after you are hit for the first time, or after you burn your hand for the first time, you learn to flinch when it looks like it will happen again.

Simply put, the more often you execute the motions you desire in the environment you desire, the more immediate the action will take place. I don't study martial arts, but I plan on it. Currently I have to get into better physical shape before I will focus my discipline on combative study. Regardless, I can see the benefit of increasing the inhierent initiative of muscles under certain situations, but I can't see the practicality of reaching a point where your training has become so diverse that reflexes have been trained for every situation that could occur with any opponent. Mostly I would imagine the practice would be most useful in basic principles. Things that don't change through out a fight or competition.

[treelizard]

30 kettlebell swings between drills will help you get it down. Not sure how it helps build muscle memory, only that it does. With the side benefit of fatigue mimicking adrenal stress response (to an extent.)