Internal and External Timing

	*Internal and External Timing*
	Timing is the co-ordination of 2 or more movements to produce the maximum effect.
	There are 2 types of timing:
	Internal timing	Movements of your body
	External timing	Timing between your actions and those of your opponent
	Internal timing
	Internal timing is concerned with the fact that different parts of your body move at different speeds and through different distances. Good technique requires that you co-ordinate these speeds and distances.
	e.g.,

	We are concerned with the co-ordination of the timing of the arms with the legs.

	Your arms can move the staff through the arc of a sweep or a strike faster than you can walk forward.

	If you begin to walk and sweep at the same time, the staff will hit the target before your foot is in the forward position.
	To adjust your timing, you could slow your sweep so that the step and sweep begin and end at the same time. But that would reduce the power of the sweep. Ideally more time should be allowed for the sweep than the step. This will guarantee more power.