To bounce or not to bounce?

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one of the key rules of sparring to be succesful in it, is to always move,

 

and thus by always bouncing you should be a more efficent and productive fighter, by always being in a position to those snappy kicks and being able to retreat and move to the side and move as quickly as possible

[Prodigy-Child]

in kickboxing you should always bounce......bouncing brings up your mobility and when you bring up your mobility your speed goes up and you can come out the better fighter

[Withers M.A.A.]

EVERYTHING in the Martial Arts is a compromise... Bouncing will keep you lighter on your feet and help you move forward, backward, sideways, etc. much quicker than having your feet planting. From a T.K.D. standpoint it is basically essential. The compromise is by being light on your feet and not having your feet planted you lose power. Stronger stances and firmly planted feet will "usually" generate more power. So I would say bouncing at further ranges to allow for quicker offense and defense but on the inside while you were battling it out a flat foot stance MAY be more beneficial to take your opponent out.

 

summary:

 

bouncing: faster but less power

 

Flat foot: Slower but more power

 

Keep in mind that speed does equal power also. Isn't the Martial Arts so confusing???? lol

 

Plus so much depends on the individual because everyone is different. Best advice for you is to try both methods and see which one works better for you.

 

 

[Ti-Kwon-Leap]

Bouncing up and down in one place is suicide. Why? because when you go up in the air I will attack before you hit the ground again. If you are in a static stance keep your heels on the ground, this will allow you to attack or escape quicker. Once you are moving, however, shift to the balls of your feet never just bounce in one place. your two goals should be to 1. Be a moving target, and 2. keep your opponent off balance while you can find an angle to exploit. For extra credit find some of Muhammad Ali's old fights and study them carefully. You won't be sorry.

[Lau gar]

:lol:i keep on my toes so i can shuffle about to benefit my moves etc.shuffle jab............

[shotochem]

Im not the fastest guy around. I really dont bounce, I kind of stalk I just keep moving steadily. I found that a good amount of upper body movements and head faking tend to throw off an opponent.

 

 

[crazydee]

you dont really have to bounce like high you know. bouncing means staying light on your feet. but yes, when you fight bounce. dont get yourself stuck in a fixed stance. you can't move as fast and you moves become easier to see comming. bouncing adds an element of faking much better. you can bounce in a rhythm and then just a lil flinch or change in rythm is enough to fake a lot of people. so bounce bounce flinch, boom then go. thats just a lil example. the more mobile you can get the better. oh yeah, heels on ground is a no no. too slow to move and it doesnt give you more power. You can push of your toes but not your heels. If you do bounce in one place and never move yes you will get destroyed but the whole point of bouncing is not bouncing in one place, its bouncing as you are moving around the ring. I thought the days of fighting in a fixed traditional stance with your heels planted firmly was done away with when brue lee came.

 

[ This Message was edited by: crazydee on 2002-06-01 18:06 ]

[Himeji]

bouncing is great. Many people find different ways to bounce. If your out of range with ur opponent than bounce however you like. Closer in, you can't bounce up and down because they may catch your unawares. If you like to pick off or counter then don't move too much. Your not initiating the attack so you don't have to worry about telegraphing. If you are initiating the attack, then fake, fake with all your might if your standing still.

[IAMA_chick]

bouncing is good. it keeps you light on your feet and surprises your opponet b/c they don't know what foot you are going to do.

[JerryLove]

OTOH, if you are bouncing I sure know what rythem you will be attacking / defending off of.