Which requires more thinking?

Reaction is faster than persons mind or others thought, because it reacts immediately according to certain situation that needs visual or physical response, for the worth of beholder or others life.

Thinking what’s good or not is just another category, wherein, such matter will occur if an individual or a party has still time to escape or get away to avoid some unexpected scenario.

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In battle, it is key not to think but let your body do the work for you.

But, which is more technical, weapons martial arts is much more technical, it takes longer to master and requires more muscle use. So in a way, you think more with weapons than with hands since you have to be careful not to kill yourself or someone who isn't an enemy.

The goal to mastery of the Martial Arts, is the absolute state of Mushin (thought of "no thought"....mind of "no mind"). To even THINK of not thinking...is STILL thinking! We teach that a weapon is nothing more than an extension of the hands. Once mastered, Martial Arts is just like breathing. Do you think to breath?

You don't think during combat, the skills should be instilled into mind, muscle memory and be like natural reaction, when you think during combat then you get hurt or killed. This is why it takes long and hard training to be fully equipped to deal with combat, self defense etc.

The only time you would think in a combat situation would be, to decide what to do before you engage an opponent, decide to you need to defend yourself or decide you can get away without a fight etc, but during combat no thought, everything should be fast and ready..

Regards, John.

Neither, if you train correctly. Poor training means you will think too much. Good training has developed muscle memory and the ability to see the attack and react to it effectively with little to no thought. When you get to this level people will think you have some sort of secret and want to know what it is, the fact is it is no secret and they can achieve the same results. All they have to do is do their techniques thousands upon thousands of times to the point where they can literally do it without thinking.

Why does our military succeed so much? Because they drill, drill, drill until it becomes automatic. The same goes with the martial arts.

There is no "think". If you take the time to "think" then you are done. Ever wonder why we practice one technique a thousand times? Not just to learn it perfectly, but to develop muscle memory so the body just reacts to the situation. Martial arts in general is just repetition. This is why many artist many times use beginner techniques in a fight situation. Those are the techniques that have been practiced the most so they work the best.

The weapon adds a dimension, a degree of complexity. It takes a lot more thought during practice. Hopefully, by the time you get to serious fighting, the thinking part is over and the moves become automatic.

When you think about what to do, you'll lose.

You should have practiced enough that any martial art becomes second nature, not a thought process.

the weapon is only an extension of your body,

if you have to think then its too late, you already lost. combat does not require thinking, it requires reaction and reflexes.

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