I read somewhere that it is better to practice one kick a thousand times, rather than one thousand kicks once. I remembered that saying as one of my training partners kept catching me in a kimura over and over again.
He caught me once, and it was a solid, convincing submission. No fluke, no luck, it was clear that this is what he wanted to do to me. I thought to myself, wow, that’s a solid kimura. Then, get this, he did it again, then again and again and again. I knew it was coming, I tried to protect my arms, I tried to defend, but he anticipated everything. It was impressive.
After about the fifth kimura, I asked him, how are you consistently doing this, even when I know it’s coming and I think I’m ready to stop it? He looked at me and said, “I’m an old man, I’m a one trick pony, but I’m good at that one trick.”
I recognized that he was an experienced practitioner and very skilled at his one trick. This got me thinking—considering my age, injuries, and physical ability, I might become a one trick pony myself. I just need to figure out what my one trick will be. Any recommendations? Maybe even the same submission he caught me with? I’m decent with the kimura.
Just a life long New Yorker sharing the journey through my lens. Please take note of a post’s date. The views I express here are subject to change and evolving as I grow and learn.
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