Re: Poll: How helpful are verbal instructions in learning aikido for you?
I agree with Mr. Bergman. The learning process starts with verbalization. But I also know for myself that there comes a time when speech gets in the way. This is mostly just for myself. I have a very real tendency to over analyze a technique and talking about it is just another means of trying to understand a technique first before I perform it.
For me, verbalization is a starting of the process but the real learning is done when executing the technique on the mat.