Many individuals define good technique or a person as being *technical if they display the techniques which they believe are sound moves and traditional moves which 1) appeal to their definition of the sport and 2) can be accomplished by the player in the environment in which he/she is competing.
This is the MYTH!
People look at those who have achieved Olympic Medals, World Medals, International Medals and various championships and place those individuals, which display the moves that they like as being technical players, when in fact their judgment is completely off, tainted with survivor bias and skewed via of an untrained eye.
This is the MYTH.
Another MYTH exists when arguments are made about how people win matches and the argument is initiated by phrases such as: Yes, she won, but she didn't win on technique. She beat the more technical player with tactics and strategy. That's not technique. That's not the (insert sport here) that I want to teach my kids.
This is the MYTH.
The TECHNICAL MYTH lies in the fact that many people don't know how to properly define and differentiate the following:
A TECHNIQUE FROM BEING TECHNICAL!!!
First up. Let's look at the word technique.
Webster defines it as
1: the manner in which technical details are treated (as by a writer) or basic physical movements are used (as by a dancer); also: ability to treat such details or use such movements
2 a: a body of technical methods (as in a craft or in scientific research) b: a method of accomplishing a desired aim"
It is CLEAR to see that through the lens of a PRACTITIONER one sees technique as being a set of physical movements. But through the lens of a SCHOLAR/COACH one sees technique as being a method.
You see. A good technique or good "technique", as many people say it, does NOT win contests.
What win's contests are A TECHNICALLY SOUND SYSTEM. A good method! A good strategy.
The Technical Myth is that being technical has nothing to do with your PHYSICAL technique. (a good uchimata will not necessarily help you win, it can't hurt. But...a good uchimata and no grips, or a good uchimata and no conditioning, or a good uchimata and no strategy will most likely earn a loss).
Here's The Secret.. The Key
The secret to success is strategy execution. Not strategic execution....STRATEGY execution. The Delivery Method of your movements is the key. The System that you create, follow or adhere to will allow you to successfully execute your technique.
For example, if player X trains judo all of his life and has some beautiful waza and fights against a person that has been doing judo for 6 months and the person that has been doing judo for 6 months wins, it could possibly be said (can't be for sure so we must say possibly) the more technical fighter won the fight.
Why?
Because the "delivery system" for the issuance or display of technique(s) was superior.
Some may say: "But the other person just used strength!"
Well strength is only a part or portion of the system which "delivered" the win.
In order to be Technical, you have to have a Technical System in place to allow your techniques to be displayed or to impede one's techniques from being displayed.
No system is fool-proof.
Some systems are better than others; some systems are BETTER for others. (Read that last
sentence again, please). Every system should be analyzed and questioned.
The Technical Myth causes coaches to make SEVERAL mistakes. Here are the chief ones that I found, which exist in the United States in a major way:
- Lack of a collaborative approach. No one knows everything. Find the person who IS THE BEST in their area. Create a collaborative team approach and then work for the best interest of the clients and/or athletes
- Not placing your system under scrutiny. Have someone come in and analyze your system and teaching methods no matter how good you think that they are. You can always use some help. Don't ever believe that just because you've been doing something longer than someone else, that you know more than someone else. You may, but you may not know something which they know that can help you.
- Not being able to explain the basic tenets and structure of your system in an intelligent manner.
- Not having an open mind. Have an open mind about your sport. The Bible has a verse in it that reads (and I'm paraphrasing) that there is nothing new under the sun. This is true. However, we learn something new everyday. So, while it may not be new to God, it may be new to you ;-)
- Not removing your ego. REMOVE YOUR EGO and realize your bias. Keep the athlete/client at the forefront.
- Not increasing your knowledge base through education. Refusal to get coaching education. The Coaching Education courses provided by USA Judo at this time are ill-equipped to provide US coaches with the information which they need at this time
- Not invoking diversity. Diversity is good (I'm not talking gender or race here, I'm talking about thought). Diversity of thought processes and schools of thought are good
- Trying to pick up another country's model. Look at the best practices. I would encourage everyone to do this. Adopt it, if it fits. It has to fit socially, morally, ethically, economically, educationally, personally, affectively, etc.,. More than likely you will have to develop your own. (or you could just ask your National Governing Body for a copy of their model and follow that. LOL) :-) Remember, Judo is a Japanese sport which has a huge Asian cultural component to it. The cultural imperatives and allowances in Japan aren't the same as here. You can't pick the Japanese model and plop it down in the United States and expect it to work. It can work for individuals but not on a mass production level. U.S. culture will not allow it. (I would have loved to beat Taraje with a Kendo stick or slapped him in the face if he didn't fold up my gi appropriately after practice, but that is not how we teach judo here. And yes, I've seen beatings doled out in Japan. And they are serious. But it does create a culture of conformance and compliance in the dojo.) LOL Just kidding.
With all that being said.... Harvard Business Review magazine had an article on "Success Strategy Execution" and in that article it was reported that the number one thing that mattered most for executing a strategy was Information.
This is the reason why I really try to put out as much information as possible because all of the things which I provide can truly enhance and develop your ability to build, create and have a sound model to teach and use so that you can actually, on a personal level or as a coach, allow your technical moves to be displayed via a good Technical System.
Hopefully you now understand how two individuals can speak about technique and have differing viewpoints based upon their conceptual framework concerning athlete development.
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