Based on the split the atom thread, this is why i CANNOT do cobra. you have all seen it in video, but that also brings you to the question:

Is mastering a move being able to pull it off when people are looking?

When I say I can do a move, its all about consistency. It is no point catching a cobra when performing for people and the dropping it 95473 times when doing it at home. Same for videos, taking 974893 takes and choosing the one that comes off sweet, doesnt really show that you can do the move.

I consider being able to do a move as managing to pull off the flourish smoothly at least 90% of the time.So in that sense, i cannot do the cobra.

What are your thoughts on mastering a move?


P.S. The cobra in the black or white vid wasnt good. the catch(or whole cut) was quite ugly actually :angry:

haha .. you got some quite good pointers man.. you go up to someone and say.. check this flourish out.. opps ..oppss.. pai seh again again.. but at home you can do it damm smooth and well and yoiu wish the firends you wana show it to were right there to catch the life moment of ... " yeah.. that was sick ! " for me personally i think maybe a form of judgement whether u have mastered a move is maybe being able to do it without really thinking abt it, means it just happens naturally, or maybe u can do it with your eyes closed or maybe in the dark. but maybe for the cobra cut..ehh.. in the dark.hmm.. daryl wana give it a go.. its a challenge dude.. haha.. must ask sly to tryr his king cobra in te dark as well.. haha

buyakasha !

In my opinion 'mastering' a move is when you reach your 'peak' at the move. Something that requires minimal warmup and is able to impress at the same time. Something that you have overlearnt.

What does the word 'overlearnt' mean?

Imagine when you first start driving a car, you have to concentrate on every single aspect of driving, there's never a moment when your mid is at rest.
This is underlearning.

Then you progress to the point where you are comfortable with the car, but you cannot carry out a conversation with thh people in the car with you.
That is learning.

Overlearning is when you can drive the car and joke with your friend simultaneously, at the same time bobbing to the beat of the music on the radio.

In other words, the day you 'master' a cut, is moreso the day you 'overlearn' it. Where you do not have to concentrate on doing the move, and your hands naturally carry it out smoothly and beautifully. That implies at the same time that there is consistency.
Simply said, read Sam's post.

Regarding how to master a move, just dedicate time to a specific move. Try not to work on too many things at the same time. It doesn't matter if you can just 'do' a multitude of moves without beauty or style, or consistency. Spend a generous amount of time on whatever you are working on, and concentrate on it. Don't be a jack of all trades and master of none. Better be good at something, than nothing. But of course Daryl is good at so many damn things, thus the stupid problem he is facing with Mr Cobra.

So Daryl, my answer to you is...
Despite the fact that you are good at a variety of moves, you can't exactly dedicate a sufficient amount of time to understand and 'perfect' the cut. Take it one step at a time, and you'll make the cut. =p pun intended.

Aight, sleep time for me. GOOD NIGHT.

Huron

I agree to some extent.

When you are trying to perfect something (a flourish etc.) and you get so fed up, you can do what Huron had stated. CONCENTRATE ON IT.

Or you can do what i do. I just drop the whole idea of trying to perfect the move, and do something else. Eg. watch tv, eat something. Better still, practice another flourish. After doing the 2nd flourish a little, when you do go back to the 1st, it may suddenly become SO MUCH EASIER.. I experienced this many times.

I'm not telling anyone to be a Jack of all Trades. Just simply, take a break from what you are so focused on, and come back later. It sure helps a lot.. You learn faster too, and you'll be able to do things you'd never thought of (eg combo-ing or combining the 1st and 2nd flourish). But all in all, this approach may help you to master a flourish sooner than you'd expect..

Choose the method that applies to you. Experiment with both methods. You never know..

Cheers!