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Old 09-20-2007, 01:47 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by impaul99 View Post
Hard to explain to people not in martial arts, but it really has nothing to do with "practicing" a "move" thousands of times until you do it automatically. It's a different kind of automatic.
I agree completely.

I think the role of practice is largely to help us enter the right frame of mind. After 4 years of training (3 in tae kwon do and 1 in kempo), I figure some part of me must be capable of responding appropriately by now.
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