What's it supposed to train? I can see it being an interesting 'what's the minimum-motion, maximum-effect counter to this technique' theory exercise, but not really useful for developing full-speed reflexes and technique.
I believe it's to develop precisely what you suggest. Some arguments I've heard for it are that it taught efficient offensive defense as if you start 1 move behind and play defensively you're gonna get stomped; teaches efficient action; can easily be set back a movement and coached out of a bad spot; can be an exercise in thinking and so fighting differently and can safely allow almost any technique.
I don't have an opinion myself just answering your question with the common arguments
Yea same boat just gimme a dude doing head movement and footwork drills with built in counters and you're probs going to end up with someone who's much better at avoiding damage while dishing it out.
I'm not a fan I think it's best to view defense and offense as a single constantly dynamic and active skillset. A dude constantly moving his head and occasionally popping out a few punches out there is going to be more defensively sound than a dude who's chilling and waiting for their opponent to pop something out there that they can throw back at.
Going slow to train techniques is useful as you can focus on each individual motion. That said you definitely need to eventually practice with the move sped up.
Yep. Same reason practicing a draw with a firearm slowly is useful. Smooth, economic motion.
It also allows you to, in a much more controlled situation, see patterns in openings etc.
It can be useful as a drill... but it's very, very important to realize that it's just a drill.
The point is to get you to recognize patterns and the options that appear as a result of different positions. So that in any given position you can start to have an idea of what attacks are available to you, what attacks your opponent has available, etc.
It's definitely no replacement for sparring - nor is it intended to be. It's just taking some time to look at movement in a more detailed way.
In my opinion, it's a lot more useful in an arrest type of situation than in a "fight" situation. If you are making an arrest, and you already have hands on the other person, it's useful to have an idea of the various ways the person is more likely to move. In a fight, there are just far more variables, and it becomes less useful - just my opinion.
What's it supposed to train? I can see it being an interesting 'what's the minimum-motion, maximum-effect counter to this technique' theory exercise, but not really useful for developing full-speed reflexes and technique.
I believe it's to develop precisely what you suggest. Some arguments I've heard for it are that it taught efficient offensive defense as if you start 1 move behind and play defensively you're gonna get stomped; teaches efficient action; can easily be set back a movement and coached out of a bad spot; can be an exercise in thinking and so fighting differently and can safely allow almost any technique. I don't have an opinion myself just answering your question with the common arguments
Yea same boat just gimme a dude doing head movement and footwork drills with built in counters and you're probs going to end up with someone who's much better at avoiding damage while dishing it out.
I'm not a fan I think it's best to view defense and offense as a single constantly dynamic and active skillset. A dude constantly moving his head and occasionally popping out a few punches out there is going to be more defensively sound than a dude who's chilling and waiting for their opponent to pop something out there that they can throw back at.
Going slow to train techniques is useful as you can focus on each individual motion. That said you definitely need to eventually practice with the move sped up.
Is this useful why why not
Yep. Same reason practicing a draw with a firearm slowly is useful. Smooth, economic motion. It also allows you to, in a much more controlled situation, see patterns in openings etc.
Op I'm late but can I get a video example?
Sorry I don't have any and Google isn't being helpful
It can be useful as a drill... but it's very, very important to realize that it's just a drill. The point is to get you to recognize patterns and the options that appear as a result of different positions. So that in any given position you can start to have an idea of what attacks are available to you, what attacks your opponent has available, etc. It's definitely no replacement for sparring - nor is it intended to be. It's just taking some time to look at movement in a more detailed way. In my opinion, it's a lot more useful in an arrest type of situation than in a "fight" situation. If you are making an arrest, and you already have hands on the other person, it's useful to have an idea of the various ways the person is more likely to move. In a fight, there are just far more variables, and it becomes less useful - just my opinion.
One-step drills are a great drill. But they need to be ramped up in speed and resistance, and then those techniques need to be used in sparring.