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The extent of my martial arts training is VERY limited, these days I do Tai Chi. Glenn is active in martial arts...he should have some thoughts. However, I am an expert at marital warfare. HAHAHA
Seriously...
What I find that transfers is the focus...being able to clear your mind and allow the body to do what the mind usually inhibits. Visualization, relaxation, focus, quiet mind, etc...
Filing...
Yes it helped. I have huge front teeth. My top lip would just barely extent past my top teeth, and the left edge of my left front tooth would often close down on my bottom lip. Not a lot of room for error, and sometimes it felt like I was blowing through a coffee straw.
If you decide to shorten you teeth, do it slowly, it doesn't take much to make a big difference.
After filing, the tendency will be to want to blow big, check out the high notes, etc..., go ahead and do that, but remember, you will be using slightly different muscles, and with the bigger "hole", your chops can, and will, quickly spread. So its more important to focus on fundamentals and soft playing to focus the chops. It takes just a few days, but remember to do lots of lip bends, whisper tones, soft in the staff articulation studies, Clarkes, etc... and spread the practice out throughout the day.
After that, I would usually give it a couple of weeks before I made a decision as to filing more...no rush.
Ray
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