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47MartialMan,

 

Hopping as in jumping around without a good solid base.

 

Wing Chun Kuen Man

 

How can you have a solid base once a hop is in full motion?

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47MartialMan,

 

That is the point. As far as I know people are not meant to hop around - like boxers for example - in karate fighting practice. I think that it is also called shuffling. They should have a solid base most if not all of the time. Hopping around is a more sport oriented phenomenon. I was told by a 7th dan Japanese Shotokan karate master that in the old days they would not hop around during fighting practice and that this is something modern that makes "karate weaker", his words not mine.

 

I hope that traditional karatekai from the forum will add their views as well.

 

Wing Chun Kuen Man

Real traditional martial arts training is difficult to find.....most dojos in the west are Mcdojos....some are better and some are worst....but they are what they are....do you train in one?

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We do a "hop" or skip, in one of our tactics. Feet are shuffled or leave the grown milli-seconds. Adds extra power from momentum and gravity. But, if you miss the target, you could loos balance. To train this, the instructor would hold a shield/target. We would "spring" with that punch/strike. At random, the instructor would move he and the shield. We had to learn to compensate quickly.

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