bushido_man96

How many and how fast are fairly ambiguous questions, in my opinion. You need to concentrate instead on the target, and how hard the contact is made. One can punch fast but not hard, or hard but not fast. I don't think it is something you can put a tag on. In order to really take someone out like that, I think the onslaught would have to continue after the opponent is unconscious. At that point, you are the attacker, and most likely going to go to jail.

I would question any of the percentages that come up about the success of one style vs. others. How can these things be accurately documented? How do you know that the guys isn't a lousy fighter? There are just too many variables. As far as Monkey style goes, I have heard that the style is not that popular, and hard to find. As you mention, it appears as an element in some styles, as opposed to its own style.

Thats a good question. I think the more appropriate question is whether or not that kind of conditioning is worth it. What will the long-term effects of conditioning your fingers in such a way be? I think the better path to take would be to do grip exercises and forearm exercises instead. Easier to do, with faster results, I think.

You should consider parrys and slips then, Kez.

Cung Le recently broke Frank Shamrock's arm with repeated kicks that were blocked by Shamrock. Cung Le kicks really hard, though. As for bone or muscle, it really depends on what your goal is. If you intend to use your block as a strike, then using the bones would accomplish your goal, as long as they are conditioned well enough to resist pain, bruising, and breaking. The muscle blocks would provide more protection, I think. Something else that should be evaluated along with this topic are the parrys, or just brushing aside a strike just enough to off-balance the attack, and keep your body in control for a counter as the opponent follows through to a target that he missed. All 3 would have their proper place, and all should be practiced and evaluated.

Ah yes. Our kicking class is really good about bringing the pain out of the ole abs. It really makes you realize how important a strong core is to the Martial Arts.

In my style, most of our punches are rotated, the "corkscrew," as you call it. The straight vertical punch has an interesting history. Although the twist can add some power to the technique, the vertical fist, when striking with the last 3 knuckles of the hand, provides incredible support of the striking tool. This support is not as strong in the horizontal fist. Bruce Lee actually researched his vertical fist from old Boxing texts. The name Driscoll is the Boxer he read of. Most of his claims of the vertical fist come from him.

Thanks, guys. I hope I get to put this class to the test some time soon.

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Cool, I will have to try to catch that.

I don't believe that the Taek Yon done today is the same Taek Yon that is claimed to have existed centuries ago. I don't believe that it survived underground that long. The Taek Yon that we see today I believe is influenced by the same techniques that influenced TKD from Karate.

Yes, especially from the bottom. All weight advantage and hip movement that you may have put into the strike will be drastically reduced while on your back. That, and the fact that you put your limb up for an armbar changes things as well.

Well, currently, many JKD practitioners have already added ground fighting components to their training. There is no question that learning to grapple would have made Lee a better Martial Artist. I do believe that he did work some with Gene LeBell, but I can't recall for sure. I do think that as time went on, he would have exposed himself to more grappling styles.

The problem with Chi/Ki is that there are a lot of claims about what it can do, but that is about all it is. I normally don't jump on the Chi bandwagon. I am more along the line of body mechanics and proper leverage usage.

I agree with your points here. The system isn't going to make as much difference as the experience and skill of the fighter is. I think we can all agree that being able to fight in each of the combat ranges is beneficial to all fighters, and not just a select few. I would put more clout into knowledge of ranges as opposed to knowledge of systems.

It seems to me that Parker's Kempo is splintered much like the JKD sects are as well. The thing is, just about everyone adds their own flavor to the training, and they are likely to have differences with others. Now, when these people are of high rank, then they prefer to do things "their way" as opposed to being concerned with the proliferation of one particular system. At any rate, that is my take on it.

Cung Le's Wrestling, Sanshou, and BJJ experience are what makes him so hard to take down; not his striking abilities, so much.

I don't know how well something like this would work. It really depends on how you take everything that is told to you. If you are a skeptic, then it may not matter to you what others say. I don't know how many of us actually spend time training for what someone in a different style does, unless you train for a fight. Anymore, the idea of cross training is so deep that many people have trained to be experienced in all the ranges of combat. To that end, you can be prepared for most anything.