experience leads to understanding

“Technique repetition may lead to knowledge. Actual experience leads to understanding.” - Rory Miller, Chiron Training, Concretes and Abstracts

Comments: To understand means you have achieved the ability to act appropriately, it means that when instinct and the lizard kick in the training becomes readily available when simple repetitive technique does not achieve availability in the fight. Repetitive technique training is easy, training to understand is difficult. If your goal is to look good and win trophies, fine - but - if your goal is to survive an attack then understanding is the path to take. The next quote explains more …