I just shocked myself....twice.
I just went through the various parts of the Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt exam syllabus and counted up all the techniques.
The exam has 71 separate techniques. Each of these has a sequence of movements within it. For example a triangle choke has 11 movements within it. This was shock number one.
71 techniques seem like a lot to know.
Somehow this made me wonder about how many techniques I've learned in Karate, specifically in Kata.
There are 25 Katas. In total there are 923 movements. I only know 23 of the Katas, so have memorized a mere 808 moves. Shock number two.
My Orange Belt students are doing well, and have learned 3 Katas with 67 moves.
The trick in Karate is that you work on one at a time, and accumulate them slowly.
It's funny. I didn't know I knew so much.
I am a 68 year old retired teacher living on the west coast of Canada. I spent over 30 years as a student of Karate until my knees stopped liking it. My current passionate activity is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, which I've been at for about 13 years.
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