I've been doing wing chun for three years and I'm good at the forms but I freeze up completely in sparring. My sifu says I think too much but I don't know how to turn my brain off.
More people experience this than they realize.
The controlled environment of practice can create competence that doesn't transfer to the unpredictable demands of real application.
“Where Are You with Traditional movement practices — Tai Chi yoga qigong martial arts?”
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