STAGES OF WHITE EAGLE KEMPO
JU-JITSU LEARNING
WHITE EAGLE has three main stages of learning, the first is the original, the second is systematic and the third is spontaneous. By following a specific structure to the study of Cunninghame, we accelerate retention of the knowledge, so that it can be of maximum benefit to the student.
ORIGINAL STAGE
The original stage of learning is the early days of training, usually the white through blue belt levels. This level can be dangerous so caution and control is advised when practicing with a partner. It is a time of learning when the student training lacks perspective, the student at this level should try to develop themselves mentally as well as physically. They should also try to develop strong basics and perfect their stronger side first. Once the student feels confident with this first side they may then precede to their weaker side, thus practicing on both sides of the body leads to more ambidextrous qualities.
Movements at this level are executed in a crude manner lacking timing and co-ordination. The student at this stage is taught how to do each move rather than how each move may be used is a combat situation. It is a time of intangibility and awkwardness. The student must learn the value of working towards a goal and having the will power and conviction to see these goals to completion. This stage of training emphasizes the importance of acquiring a proper attitude towards their study of the martial arts and that this is the first step to a better understanding of themselves.
SYSTEMATIC STAGE
The mechanical stage is the level of training when the student is more impressed with their own physical prowess than their actual ability to fight. Their movements are clear and precise but are applied mechanically and without sequential flow, an integral part of reaching the spontaneous stage. The student is also more equipped to fight verbally than to fight physically. This stage of training teaches definition. The student at this stage may have a greater understanding of how each self defence technique works and may have a certain amount of success in applying this knowledge in actual combat; however their physical reaction and application, in some cases, may be spontaneous while on others it may not.
SPONTANEOUS STAGE
This instinctive stage; of all the stages of learning this is the most tangible and rewarding. Where the ability of your natural weapons act without premeditation and forethought as if they had minds of their own. Through all the students training the focus will have been to acquire and attain this level. Once attained it will take continual training just to maintain this level of spontaneity. This is the stage where the student’s weapons react without restraint, where the moves are executed with fluidity and sequential flow. It is the student’s ability to flow through all three states of motion - solid, liquid and gaseous.
CLAN CUNNINGHAM JU-JITSU ACADEMY
WHITE EAGLE SCHOOL
OF MARTIAL ARTS
