Seems we agree completely up until this point. And let me say I'm not a KM practitioner so its "ok" for us to disagree, but I'm interested in hearing your reasoning for this part.
As far as "taking those kicks no problem" I would ask why? I have very conditioned shins, and make ALOT of naked shin to shin contact...but I'm still not going to take a kick to the shin if I dont have to. My conditioning is my "last resort" or "secret weapon" if you will. If I cannot evade contact then my conditioning will keep me safe, I will not however rely on my conditioning to "beat your conditioning". Maybe thats just different methodologies, but weren't we talking earlier about a 14 year old girl defeating a 200 lb man? I wouldn't advise any 14 year old girls to attempt a shin to shin stop of one of my kicks, regardless of her conditioning. Also, taking a kick is dangerous, regardless, why take it if you can "not take it" ? But then again our fighting principels start with "Move rather than block", so it could just be differences in our methods of fighting. I still have to say though, having guys my size have to stop fighting when they make shin to shin contact with me makes me feel confident in my conditioning, but we must not get over confident and try to make conditioning into something it is not, it is not a shield, but more a cushion. I dont understand the concept of simply taking an attack because you think you can "take it no problem". What happens if you find out you can't simply "take it no problem"?
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I'm not sure I understand the first part completely. You teach a student to perform a low cross punch against a low roundhouse kick?kmguy8 said:as for blocking a roundhouse... while I do teach some to step away during a shin or thigh block I actually teach most to step in delivering a right cross against a low roundhouse. the knee flexed rarley is injured and the next day your thigh might be bruised.. but thats it. most of my students have enough MT experience sparring that they have "conditioned shins" and going bare shin every once in a while they know does no harm to thier bodies.... so I am actually going to "have to disagree with you there" and say that yep.. sure can take those kicks no problem...
As far as "taking those kicks no problem" I would ask why? I have very conditioned shins, and make ALOT of naked shin to shin contact...but I'm still not going to take a kick to the shin if I dont have to. My conditioning is my "last resort" or "secret weapon" if you will. If I cannot evade contact then my conditioning will keep me safe, I will not however rely on my conditioning to "beat your conditioning". Maybe thats just different methodologies, but weren't we talking earlier about a 14 year old girl defeating a 200 lb man? I wouldn't advise any 14 year old girls to attempt a shin to shin stop of one of my kicks, regardless of her conditioning. Also, taking a kick is dangerous, regardless, why take it if you can "not take it" ? But then again our fighting principels start with "Move rather than block", so it could just be differences in our methods of fighting. I still have to say though, having guys my size have to stop fighting when they make shin to shin contact with me makes me feel confident in my conditioning, but we must not get over confident and try to make conditioning into something it is not, it is not a shield, but more a cushion. I dont understand the concept of simply taking an attack because you think you can "take it no problem". What happens if you find out you can't simply "take it no problem"?
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