Comments on: Short answer: yes https://didacticmind.com/2020/08/short-answer-yes.html Strategic Defence of the Mantle of Responsibility Sat, 29 Aug 2020 11:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Didact https://didacticmind.com/2020/08/short-answer-yes.html#comment-60 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 08:22:41 +0000 #comment-60 In reply to Kraemer.

Your teacher was absolutely right to allow for those deviations. That's directly in line with one of the foundation principles of the art – the most effective strikes are the ones that are easiest for the individual human body.

]]> By: Kraemer https://didacticmind.com/2020/08/short-answer-yes.html#comment-59 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:43:22 +0000 #comment-59 One thing that I observed in good KM schools ( or any other effective MMA system for that matter ) is that there is flexibility in the forms. My former instructor, a Mr Michael Rüppel, is from the Denis Hannover line, and he often allowed us to deviate as the individual situation dictated. Case in point, I have really long legs ( 36 inseam ), so it often made sense for me to knee someone, even though the form technically called for me to kick my opponent. Rüppel allowed me to knee, because it made much more sense. He also makes everyone spar and forces students to practice new forms under duress. Can't vouch for his schools in the US, cos I went to the one in Germany.

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