Kaze Uta Budo Kai Forum Archive

We learn by repetition. Guys who have been around a lot longer than me say it takes 10,000 repetitions to know a throw and 100,000 repetitions to own the throw. There's a limited amount of time we're at the dojo each week, and we should make the most of it.

There are some things that we choose not to change, ranging from stretching to footsweep drill. So, the place to increase repetitions is to decrease the time between them.

If you perform one throw every 30 seconds:
that's 2 throws per minute
60 throws in 30 minutes of throwing
120 throws a week; 6,000 throws a year (attending class twice weekly)
180 throws a week; 9,000 throws a year (attending class three times weekly)

If you perform a throw every 15 seconds:
that's 4 throws per minute
120 throws in 30 minutes of throwing
240 throws a week; 12,000 throws a year (attending class twice weekly)
360 throws a week; 18,000 throws a year (attending class three times weekly)

If you perform a throw every 12 seconds:
that's 5 throws per minute
150 throws in 30 minutes of throwing
300 throws a week; 15,000 throws a year (attending class twice weekly)
450 throws a week; 22,500 throws a year (attending class three times weekly)

If you perform a throw every 10 seconds:
that's 6 throws per minute
180 throws in 30 minutes of throwing
360 throws a week; 18,000 throws a year (attending class twice weekly)
540 throws a week; 27,000 throws a year (attending class three times weekly)

So, simply increasing our pace results in 3,000 (worst case) to 9,000 (best case) throws annually.

Just something to think about.