Maintain Changeability – "A fighter should not overextend in Attack or Defense but maintain the ability to change, flow and adjust".
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One of the universal principles of combat, regardless of the systemor style, is the importance of maintaining the ability to change atany given moment in the fight. This is usually done by training thebody not to overextend at any moment unless the opponent is out ofposition or off balance enough to deliver a finishing move.
I see this principle in use often in Jiu-Jitsu. Due to the closecontact in the art, there is a high level of sensitivity developed.Your opponent has a tactile connection to you almost at all times, soif you do overextend your balance and your opponent is at a level tofeel that overextension, he will have effortless control of you. Soyou must be able to move without overreaching your defensiveboundaries.
As a student becomes an advanced martial artist, they must revisitthis principle with every technique they have in their tool box andrefine them to abide by it. This is one of the "always starting over"areas in the martial arts.
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