In the karate kid film, the sensi has him waxing a car. He complains that it is useless make-work. A bit later on, he gets into a fight. The waz-on-wax-off motion was actually a block to a punch in the face. The constant practice trained muscle memory, and power, allowing him to implement it perfectly.
In short, it’s an apparently useless practice, that trains a useful skill better than direct practice.
What is “wax-on-wax-off-style advice”?
In the karate kid film, the sensi has him waxing a car. He complains that it is useless make-work. A bit later on, he gets into a fight. The waz-on-wax-off motion was actually a block to a punch in the face. The constant practice trained muscle memory, and power, allowing him to implement it perfectly.
In short, it’s an apparently useless practice, that trains a useful skill better than direct practice.
Practicing an easily-grasped task in order to gain proficiency in a more daunting one.
Have you not seen The Karate Kid?
The Karate Kid was released 40 years ago
YOU ARE OLD YOURSELF! GO AWAY! 😭
sadly floats away on an iceberg
The remake with Jackie Chan came out 2010
Did anyone watch it?
There are dozens of us!
I tried, but failed :-(
did they use the line “wax on, wax off” in the remake ?
Nah. They focused more on picking a jacket up from the floor and hanging it on a hook. Good scene, honestly.
oh yeah, that bit. I saw the remake once (and it really wasn’t worth watching) but I saw the original quite a few times.
The remake with Ben Chang came out in 2015
It’s still an amazing movie. Everyone should see it.