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A child's body moves differently than an adult's and again an old person's body differently. A technique is done through the use of body movement. The limitations of each body mean that the technique must be individually adapted. So at ten your judo throw might look and be done differently than at twenty-five, and at twenty-five differently than at 60. A twenty-five year old can however make the same body movements as a sixty-year old man, though not vice versa. Therefore many people consider the movements that work for the sixty year-old man as the true movements since they can work with the much more limited body of the sixty-year old. In fact 60 year-olds who can manage effective movements are often considered to be masters. So why not make at twenty-five the movement of the sixty year-old man? One belief is that the sixty year-old uses much smaller and less energy consuming movements, however without extensive practice of bigger and longer movements, one will not develop this level of concentration in such a small movement and time space. The other belief is that bigger more flashy movements are better exercise. This view is often taken in Shotokan Karate. Old people do small discrete kicks while young people make elaborate face level kicks. The reason for this is simply that when your old yo might not be able to do face level kicks. Lets reiterate ethese beliefs clearly: the first is that you have do learn big before you can make them small; the other is that bigger movements are better exercise but old people can only do small movements.
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