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If one trains hook punch; his hand won't come back to his waist.- hook punch ~ kage tuski
I do...Ok yeah we can YouTube all day long, but what do YOU do? What is YOUR opinion?
I believe most of what I said agrees with you. Proper structure and technique are important in preventing injury, delivering power and stopping the threat. Which punches you use and how your knuckles line up depends on various factors including, distance and targets, which were also discussed in Jow Ga Fist and Hooks.
One view is there are only two types of punches, round and straight. Within those, there are many angles on a continuum. In that case, the question should not be "Should I use a vertical punch or horizontal?" Because, that is limiting. You need to ask where is my target (e.g., body, head), how far, etc. Your training should guide you to what angle to adjust to in the moment. Punch through your target. Stab to the body causing pain. Rotate and turn over your punches to the head for a KO.
Just out of curiosity, can you take a pic of your fist as you hold it pointed straight at the camera?
No, but you can throw it from any stance you want. This clip doing the hook the kamae dachi (fighting stance) after a jodan uke so after the attack the hand should come back to the guard, if you step back to original stance.If one trains hook punch; his hand won't come back to his waist.
I honestly think it would be very hard to truly spar with the techniques in most katas, the same reason you can't shoot someone just a bit. Because of the environment they arose from, katas are collections of approaches meant to shock and disable the enemy (which is a true enemy, not a sporting opponent) in a pretty definitive way.The reason you don't see them is because many people don't spar using the techniques in the kata and as a result they never learn how to actually use those techniques.
I soon found that the shoto idea that you have to pull your hand at hip level is to be taken with a grain of salt. Oftentimes it's good - the idea is that you imbalance your adversary both in the vertical and horizontal plane, pulling him forward _and_ down, but in the heat of the action often a mostly-horizontal pull will do the job just fine, helping our forearm or elbow or uraken to smash into him.No, but you can throw it from any stance you want. This clip doing the hook the kamae dachi (fighting stance) after a jodan uke so after the attack the hand should come back to the guard, if you step back to original stance.
Kyokushin does not have it's kihon hikite at hip level like shotokan. We keep it in the armpit/heart level even in kihon.
(You ageneral) It's only hard at first because are fighting in a manner that is truly foreign to you and as a result you may not trust the technique. But after eating a few punches you get the hang of the technique and why UT works. You'll find comfort in where the technique fails because not you know when nit yo use it or how not you use it. At the beginning it will feel like your about to get knocked out, but you have to keep going so that you become familiar with the application of the techniques.I honestly think it would be very hard to truly spar with the techniques in most katas, the same reason you can't shoot someone just a bit.
Those who know how to control the technique. They understand the points of no return, where power and speed cannot be stopped or altered. Most people who do kata are so far from being able to do application of kata that they lack the skill to injure anyone with it.Because of the environment they arose from, katas are collections of approaches meant to shock and disable the enemy (which is a true enemy, not a sporting opponent) in a pretty definitive way.
Those who know how to control the technique. They understand the points of no return, where power and speed cannot be stopped or altered. Most people who do kata are so far from being able to do application of kata that they lack the skill to injure anyone with it.
Most people shouldn't be sparring above 45% of their power.
The thing that helps me is to spar with someone who is outside of my system. I still have to manage the speed but it's easier to do so when two people aren't fighting the same way. The better I come with timing the easier it is to be fast. Without being too concerned with using too much power.I get to is either that me and my partner need to keep the execution too slow (and speed is of the essence for the katas to work, so they are not the same techniques, really) or we end up reinventing some variation of kumite drills of some sort.
Absolutely a brilliant idea.The thing that helps me is to spar with someone who is outside of my system. I still have to manage the speed but it's easier to do so when two people aren't fighting the same way. The better I come with timing the easier it is to be fast. Without being too concerned with using too much power.
The thing is, kata was not designed for sparring, but against common street attacks (as you said) including a lot of grab releases, even though many do not know this as sport competition and mass instruction have devolved this aspect. So, such applications remain only as advanced, "hidden" bunkai, and that only if one has a knowledgeable teacher in this regard.honestly think it would be very hard to truly spar with the techniques in most katas, the same reason you can't shoot someone just a bit. Because of the environment they arose from, katas are collections of approaches meant to shock and disable the enemy (which is a true enemy, not a sporting opponent) in a pretty definitive way.
Thank you. The endless possibilities of learning are always good.The thing is, kata was not designed for sparring, but against common street attacks (as you said) including a lot of grab releases, even though many do not know this as sport competition and mass instruction have devolved this aspect. So, such applications remain only as advanced, "hidden" bunkai, and that only if one has a knowledgeable teacher in this regard.
Still, there are a few techniques in most every kata that can be used in sparring. One just has to look for them, find them and practice them. I've used a few in sparring to great effect as they are often moves the opponent is not used to.
I have yet to meet someone in a TMA school who is at that level. I've meet some muay thai people at that level and they were still able to spar with less power and still dominate me at the lesser power. The only difference in outcome is that my face wasn't destroyed and my limbs weren't broken. If you and I sparring you, you should be able to tell when my front kick presents a risk to breaking your ribs even if it lands softly. If you don't acknowledge it in your head then you aren't being honest with yourself. If I see that you underestimate it then I add some weight to the kick so that you become aware.My $.10 is that talking of "percentage of power" is misleading. A bullet that you throw with your hand does not have the same properties as one exiting the muzzle of a gun. It's still a bullet, but they aren't the same thing, Just ask someone to be in the path of one or the other
Can you create a form that you can use it in sparring without any changing? I believe you can.I honestly think it would be very hard to truly spar with the techniques in most katas,
Agreed. This is basically what my shadow boxing trains. It trains possible combos bases on forms. The biggest difference is that I add angles to the footwork and set up movement that leads into the techniques.If your traditional form cannot be used in sparring, why don't you create a form yourself that can be used in sparring?
This is another one of your posts that is absolutist, and therefor almost certainly wrong. Just because you drill a combo 10,000 times, that doesn't mean you'll get the reaction needed on the first step to progress to the second, and so on.Can you create a form that you can use it in sparring without any changing? I believe you can.
For example, if your form contains 5 moves:
1. right front kick,
2. right jab,
3. left cross,
4. right hook,
5. left hook.
If you attack your opponent like this, your 5 moves combo can always put your opponent in defense mode. If you repeat this 10,000 times, very few people can escape out of your attack.
If your traditional form cannot be used in sparring, why don't you create a form yourself that can be used in sparring?
Here is an example.
When you grab your opponent's leading arm and punch his face with your other arm, 99% of the time, your opponent will use his other free arm to block it. If you can predict that (with your common sense), you will have better chance to deal with his free blocking arm (such as to change your straight punch into a hook punch and allow your opponent to block into the thin air).Just because you drill a combo 10,000 times, that doesn't mean you'll get the reaction needed on the first step to progress to the second, and so on.