Thank you for the extremely informational and well said explanation Maestro Selberg! Your videos are 100% my number 1 go to for an authentic and entertaining learning experience from a true master
As a Fencer and martial artist, I feel like Tempo is something that has to be internally understood, it's can't be mentally understood, that's why it's so hard to teach, it requires organic understanding of the varying tempo that one can encounter. My question Maestro, would be, how can someone who has a slower tempo, and thus in relation, slower movements, beat someone who is moving faster, even if it's undisciplined? Does the slower person not have to speed up to meet the other, or risk touches?
When an opponent is faster, use their speed against them. Pre-empt their action by two or three steps and make it count. Timing and distance make or break the window of opportunity.
I agree to an extent in regards to the tempo comment. The issue is that tempo itself is rhythmic, it isn't executed consciously but rather subconsciously. Sure you can consciously swap into different tempos. You can consciously break tempo. But executing that tempo is subconscious. You have to FEEL the rhythm you're acting on internally. It's funny that you mention this though because it's similar in nature to foresight. Foresight, or the ability to quickly and effortlessly see what the opponent will likely do when presented information, is another tool that can give you the upper hand. Obviously this is because if you can anticipate something, you can manipulate it. This is similar to tempo in that I believe it's a skill best learned outside of any particular game. As an example, if I wanted to see if you'd be a good poker player I would first ask if you're good at chess. Not that you MUST be good at chess to be a great poker player, but the idea being there are skills developed within chess that translate into the highest level poker. In chess you must be aware of lines or multiple series of actions that can result from any one action. I believe this develops a person's natural ability to predict and strategize based on prediction. As for poker, at the highest level there's the "correct" and "incorrect" way to play your hand. This leads the psychology behind the game where players are attempting to narrow down your potential hand based on what you've done up to any point in a hand. And this is where these skills converge: if you're aware of what information you've telegraphed, and if you're aware of what information they have likely gleaned from your telegraphs, you can now make plays that are technically "wrong" but now stand a high likelihood of winning because they aren't expected. There is very little difference between this and high level play of any other competitive game -- meta games evolve, counter strategy evolves, and this eventually becomes the new default. The absolute best players will be the ones able to execute effectively while also warping the perception of what is and isn't happening. And as for how this relates to tempo and fencing, I'd recommend learning an instrument to help your tempo in fencing. I'd recommend stepping outside of the activity itself to sharpen skills applicable to the sport.
Thank you for the extremely informational and well said explanation Maestro Selberg! Your videos are 100% my number 1 go to for an authentic and entertaining learning experience from a true master
As a Fencer and martial artist, I feel like Tempo is something that has to be internally understood, it's can't be mentally understood, that's why it's so hard to teach, it requires organic understanding of the varying tempo that one can encounter. My question Maestro, would be, how can someone who has a slower tempo, and thus in relation, slower movements, beat someone who is moving faster, even if it's undisciplined? Does the slower person not have to speed up to meet the other, or risk touches?
When an opponent is faster, use their speed against them. Pre-empt their action by two or three steps and make it count. Timing and distance make or break the window of opportunity.
I agree to an extent in regards to the tempo comment. The issue is that tempo itself is rhythmic, it isn't executed consciously but rather subconsciously. Sure you can consciously swap into different tempos. You can consciously break tempo. But executing that tempo is subconscious. You have to FEEL the rhythm you're acting on internally.
It's funny that you mention this though because it's similar in nature to foresight. Foresight, or the ability to quickly and effortlessly see what the opponent will likely do when presented information, is another tool that can give you the upper hand. Obviously this is because if you can anticipate something, you can manipulate it.
This is similar to tempo in that I believe it's a skill best learned outside of any particular game. As an example, if I wanted to see if you'd be a good poker player I would first ask if you're good at chess. Not that you MUST be good at chess to be a great poker player, but the idea being there are skills developed within chess that translate into the highest level poker. In chess you must be aware of lines or multiple series of actions that can result from any one action. I believe this develops a person's natural ability to predict and strategize based on prediction. As for poker, at the highest level there's the "correct" and "incorrect" way to play your hand. This leads the psychology behind the game where players are attempting to narrow down your potential hand based on what you've done up to any point in a hand. And this is where these skills converge: if you're aware of what information you've telegraphed, and if you're aware of what information they have likely gleaned from your telegraphs, you can now make plays that are technically "wrong" but now stand a high likelihood of winning because they aren't expected. There is very little difference between this and high level play of any other competitive game -- meta games evolve, counter strategy evolves, and this eventually becomes the new default. The absolute best players will be the ones able to execute effectively while also warping the perception of what is and isn't happening.
And as for how this relates to tempo and fencing, I'd recommend learning an instrument to help your tempo in fencing. I'd recommend stepping outside of the activity itself to sharpen skills applicable to the sport.
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I really needed this video...it was my question for the last month....finally I've found the answer
Great explanation!! Thank you!
What happened to the website it’s shut down?
I think he passed away
@@bloodstormm He did unfortunately :(