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Whenever I train to develop, maintain, or improve a martial arts technique, I always try to “feel” the proper technique within my body. I believe that the human body has an intrinsic knowledge of proper body mechanics when executing any physical activity, whether it is martial arts or shooting a basketball. No two people will execute the same technique in exactly the same way. There will always be a slight variation because of size, strength, flexibility, coordination, and ability.

This is why the individual must stay in touch with his or her body and be sensitive to its subtle movements and positions, to “feel” the proper technique within the body when a particular physical activity is executed correctly.

Who taught Michael Jordan the proper technique to sink so many baskets consistently in a game? Who taught Muhammad Ali to leave his hands down when boxing or to execute his lightning quick jab? Who taught Bill “Superfoot” Wallace how to kick so flawlessly in competition on one leg? The list goes on and on, but the bottom line is that most stellar athletes listen to their bodies, to how their bodies feel, “how they should be doing it,” then they do it so many times that their techniques become flawless and unstoppable. And what techniques are they using? Their own, which have been developed and perfected after countless hours of dedicated practice, or “home training,” if you will. Their techniques are not developed only in the gym, at practice, or in the dojo—true technique and training start at home. Home training is what this book is basically about.