Latest TOW, Intellctual Departure

[Touch Of Death]

Sir,
I teach it against an opponent grabbing you with his right (to hold you in place :erg: ) and punching with the left. It gets the point home that the student must step back to cancel out the back up weapon.

We teach against an attempted grab. No reason to stick your head in the lions mouth(ha ha). Although this has been dealt with in other postings. Even though you are in the hammering position (comming from above),and if you start out of a meditating horse, your muscle grouping will act like a thrust. Keep rotating your wrist past the block point and it will look and feel like an uppercut.
Sean

 

[Goldendragon7]

Some are more adept at reading body language than others, and this skill increases (or should) with training. But the beginner learning the basics needs to focus on the embryonics.
Derek

Agreed, Intellectual Departure is an awesome technique for freestyle... against a roundhouse or hook kick.... it not only teaches you to "read" your opponent but also to explore different angles of attack. Most beginners will fumble with this and will usually get killed, now the more advanced will be able to add this to their arsenal and be able to strike from "down undea".

:asian:

 

[kenpo3631]

We teach against an attempted grab. No reason to stick your head in the lions mouth(ha ha). Although this has been dealt with in other postings. Even though you are in the hammering position (comming from above),and if you start out of a meditating horse, your muscle grouping will act like a thrust. Keep rotating your wrist past the block point and it will look and feel like an uppercut.
Sean

Well if your hands are down, hanging naturally, then yes a THRUSTING inward would be warranted ~ that is if you follow the Economy of Motion principle.

 

[kenpo3631]

The first time I saw it in sparring was watching Mr. Trejo....AWESOME!

 

[kenpo3631]

Agreed, Intellectual Departure is an awesome technique for freestyle... against a roundhouse or hook kick.... it not only teaches you to "read" your opponent but also to explore different angles of attack. Most beginners will fumble with this and will usually get killed, now the more advanced will be able to add this to their arsenal and be able to strike from "down undea".

:asian:

oops forgot to quote ya! How's sunny Arizona been?

 

[Goldendragon7]

oops forgot to quote ya! How's sunny Arizona been?

LOL, no prob... I knew what you were referring to.

Sunny AZ well its been rainy