Basics

Basic in the dictionary means, forming an essential starting point or foundation.

In the martial arts basics (or perhaps a better word would be fundamentals) form the foundation on which to build your art. If you don’t master the basics you will not progress far in your chosen art. Think of the foundation of a building , if it is not strong enough the building will fall down , if the foundations are very strong you can build a skyscraper on them .The same applies to martial arts, mastering the basic techniques will enable you to learn the more advanced techniques to a greater understanding. If the basics are weak all other techniques will also be weak as there is no foundation.

Basic techniques would include:

     ·         Stances

     ·     Blocks

     ·         Kicks  

     ·         Punches

     ·         Correct use of the waist and hips

     ·         Posture

Plus many others, I will go into more detail on each point in later posts.