| Subject: Re: Dual Knife Fighting |
Author:
Michael Ilaoa
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Date Posted: 20:17:31 07/04/02 Thu
In reply to:
Doug
's message, "Duel Knives" on 15:37:22 07/04/02 Thu
Doug,
In regards to your question about timing, all knife fighting is based on timing. It is an element that takes time and practice to achieve. When Jim was speaking about taking your opponent down, and they will appear absent, he was talking about the deception element of the knife fight. However, you are absolutely right in saying that your opponent will seem absent when your timing is right. It is almost as though they give themselves to you. ;-)
Feathers on a Chinese spear huh? I like it! Yes, it is the same concepts, however, Jim is speaking on a level that extends further into the realm of feathers... it is the fundamental cognitive concepts, in which you are exploiting the brain/mind's weakness. For example, the feathers on the spear do not allow the opponent to focus his attention on the danger at hand. This overrides the brain's thought process, thus, giving your the upper hand. Every master knife fighter is also a master with deception. Jim has given good advice in saying to learn the human psyche and the magician's art. Either way you are learning to deceive and manipulate the mind. With this knowledge you become unstoppable. Try turning away from the martial art and focus more on the martial science because it can be reproduced time and time again. Furthermore, proper measure, timing, and deception are all key elements in knife fighting, whether you have one or two or ten knives.
You also brought up a good point in distraction tactics. Throwing a handkerchief, articulating your hand a certain way, moving your feet in a certain pattern are all considered distraction tactics. It still brings us back to the human psyche. Can you believe that our founding fathers in the study of psychology detested cognitive psychology when it was first evolving? At that time, society was still engaged in what makes us tick, much like today. We did not have time to study the process the mind goes through to build pattern recognition, short/long term memory. I have included two sites that have plenty of information on perception. The first is a resource for all sorts of psyche counterparts and the second is a web book of visual perception.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html">http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html</a>
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.yorku.ca/eye/thejoy.htm">http://www.yorku.ca/eye/thejoy.htm</a>
Best,
Mike
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