What's your favorite kumite techniques?

[likeke34]

I'm sure this has probably been done before, but i double posted by accident and it would be nice to see some of the current techniques used now, in dojo kumite and competition...

i love osoto gari because it's so easy to use... i also use a snappy jab a lot because a lot of people get too close... and of course, counter gyakuzuki... my most favorite though is ashi barai... i use it as a counter or in a combination attack

[honoluludesktop]

The change up, telegraph one distance, then attack by another using timing.

[likeke34]

The change up, telegraph one distance, then attack by another using timing.

this sounds really interesting, is it possible to elaborate a little more so i can get a better idea? i'm always looking for new techniques to try

[honoluludesktop]

Not sure if I can explain without doing it with you. Why don't you tell me how you would execute my post based on your experience, and then I can respond to you. There are three parts to this technique, telegraph one distance, attack by another, by using timing. How would you do the first?

[likeke34]

what i'm thinking is, when you say telegraph a distance, maybe you mean you show off a distance you're going to attack from to get your opponent thinking that's your range when in fact that's not your attacking distance?

[honoluludesktop]

......... show off a distance you're going to attack from........

Yes, you do this whether you realize it or not. The trick is to find the combination in your own set of techniques to show one and attack by another. Typically, the change up is to show short, and attack long. When they anticipate long, change up by timing.

Of course, you only gain a fraction of a second with any change up, and the actual technique still has to be unexpected enough to beat their reflex.

I still need you to say what you would do by actions, not by concepts as you have.

[likeke34]

i hope i understand correctly, but here's an example i'm thinking (as well as a technique i've used successfully)...

what i do sometimes is, i fake a gyaku zuki a few times but my feints are just slightly too far for a good gyaku zuki BUT i could throw a perfect kizami zuki from this distance with a slight back leg 1/2 step (this kizami zuki borders an oi zuki since i lunge), and for the actual attack, i'll fake the gyaku zuki, which puts me in perfect position to launch out a kizami zuki because w/my fake, my hips rotate into position and i take a slight half step w/my back leg, but since i stopped in that position, my opponent tends to think it was just another feint (gyaku), so naturally he relaxes then i launch out the kizami in time w/the end of the feint (also, the 1/2 step makes the distancing a lot closer as well)...

this has cost me at tournaments so i don't use it because i've had opponents actually move into it and it's hard to control an all out attack when someone moves forward so i only use it in the dojo and i throw it to the side of the head now but when we use face masks, heads snap back hard...

but i hope i understand it lol... also i hope what i wrote is understandable because it's really hard to explain technical techniques online

[honoluludesktop]

Yes, basically you got it. Tournament timing is very different then dojo kumite. As you have experienced, in tournament, most initiatives result in aiuchi. The technique will work, but only if you strike by reflex on the second part of the technique. This is where timing comes into play. Feint then just our of range, pause in "heighten awareness" ready to oizuki. If you are to beat the incoming strike to the punch, the timing of your strike must be by reflex to distance. If your opponent doesn't come, your feint is ineffective.

I am a little concerned about your "pull back", it telegraphs your intention to a good fighter. Still, everyone has their own way to move. I like to start every strike with the same movements. This way, I might get the jump on my opponent before he figures out what I am coming with. Ideally, the distance of the technique following the last, should always be based on the distance of the previous one. Use the mid step pause, "out of range", to reset the attacking distance. Strive to see your opponent's facial expressions in the position of "heightened awareness". Of course, never do the same thing twice, unless it is to feint. Sorry for the long winded reply.

[likeke34]

thanks! just out of curiosity, where do you train? i'm from Hawaii too actually but i understand if you rather remain anonymous, but just curious as to what style or dojo you train or used to train at?

[RW]

(Sideways guard), step back, make the opponent advance towards you, then catch him with a yoko geri. If he isn't hit by it, it will open space for a haito attach to the side of the head.