blood talon Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 can you guys tell me what do you use more in a fight, your legs or hands, or is it even?.or does it depend on the karate style p.s (DOES ANYONE KNW ANY KYOKUSHIN SCHOOLS IN TORONTO). THNX Patrick gubek
G95champ Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 Baseball great Yogi Beara said ,"hit it where the aint." Makes a lot of sense. If they want to give you something try and take it. In a perfect world I would like to land a big side kick and finish the game. However its not perfect and I find myself using my hands 75% of the time or more. The kicks I do throw are low kicks or even sweeps. Its one thing to change to do what the attacker gives you but NEVER try and fight a style you are not confortable doing. I mean if you are a boxer don't try and tackle a BJJ guy because he won't box. The situation will always tell you what you can and can not do. We all have a game plan but the best laid plans don't always work. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
-- Posted June 22, 2002 Posted June 22, 2002 From my understanding, Okinawan Karate generally seems to be mostly hands dooing the blocking, controlling, and opening, while the legs are used every once in a while to get a really hard strike in. I find myself using my hands a lot against most opponents, unless it's something along the lines of Muay Thai or TKD, in which case I use long-range kicks and try to find an opening. d-----
Taikudo-ka Posted June 22, 2002 Posted June 22, 2002 I tend to use my hand most. I think I could probably use a few more fast kicks when sparring... Whatever will get through an opening in the opponents defense. KarateForums.com - Sempai
Withers M.A.A. Posted June 23, 2002 Posted June 23, 2002 I use my legs more than my hands for the simple fact t hat my legs are longer and stronger and for me just as accurate. Pete 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist!
Blade13 Posted June 23, 2002 Posted June 23, 2002 Im typically a leg fighter because my legs are really fast and powerful. The last fight I was in was only one kick. lol He tried to kick me, I caught his foot and kicked him in the groin. He fell to the ground and stayed there for a couple of minutes, curled up in a ball, of course.
Deirou Kuzan Posted June 24, 2002 Posted June 24, 2002 I guess I like using the legs more, it's more fun! And my legs are much stronger then my arms. Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures. - Dalai Lama ==========================*I am Hiya, just changed my name*
Eye of the Tiger Posted June 24, 2002 Posted June 24, 2002 My style uses a lot of grappling as it has a lot of jututsu in it so I would probobly use strikes a few kicks and get them in a hold and then ask them if they would want to run away or get their legs broken.
BlueDragon Posted June 24, 2002 Posted June 24, 2002 I try not to let them know about my kicks until I have an oppurtunity to put them down with one. A not so pleasent surprise. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky" -Hendrix
ckdstudent Posted June 25, 2002 Posted June 25, 2002 Depends, if the person I'm up against is better than me with their hands then I'll try to stay distant and throw kicks. If they're better with their legs I'll usually step close and throw punches. If they're better at both I tend to go for stand-up grappling with traps, elbows, knees and a take down before running away. ---------Pil SungJimmy B
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