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Wow... okay. Clearly a lot of people just pretend to know how to box. Or watched a bunch of videos and decided they are boxers LOL!
originally posted by: verschickter
a reply to: Skorpiogurl
+ that:
Wow... okay. Clearly a lot of people just pretend to know how to box. Or watched a bunch of videos and decided they are boxers LOL!
MMA... "LOL"
Listen, I wrote self defence, not MMA, not combat sport. We punch on thin sand bags hanged from concrete walls, the sand inside the linen IS the protection. We punch on wood with our forearms.
If you need wrapped protection during sand-bagging, you´re doing something wrong to begin with.. Learn how punch correctly and over a relative short amount of time, the bones in your fist will stay where they belong during punching. Because THAT´s what wrapping is really for. It´s not for impact protection it´s to keep your bones where they belong, as long as you need it until you have hardened enough.
The real secret is technique and correct energy transfer, then relaxing. If you don´t know how to relax the outer core of your fist a split second after impact, you will be much harder on your bones and softer on your enemy. With the same force!!
If you learn the above, you can punch through grown (!) 3.5cm wood sheets in the blink of an eye without any preparation or stance. Not really punching "through", you punch into and by relaxing your fist the energy can´t reflect back and it will break at the weakest point, often even not at the place where you hit it. It just breaks apart and falls down, without flying away.
I hope I explained it so it´s understandable.
originally posted by: verschickter
Listen, I wrote self defence, not MMA, not combat sport. We punch on thin sand bags hanged from concrete walls, the sand inside the linen IS the protection. We punch on wood with our forearms.
The real secret is technique and correct energy transfer, then relaxing. If you don´t know how to relax the outer core of your fist a split second after impact, you will be much harder on your bones and softer on your enemy. With the same force!!
We don't focus on breaking boards or anything, because as my sifu says, "When are you going to be fighting a board?," but we do focus on technique and form and energy all of the time.
Our fighting stance is also open handed and loose--like you say, if you can't tighten and relax a fist at a moment's notice on command, you're doing something wrong or are just beginning and need more practice at it.
originally posted by: verschickter
a reply to: SlapMonkey
It´s also (tri)angles adding together
fist / forearm
forearm / upper arm
upper arm / chest
...
...
but I guess you know that already
We don't focus on breaking boards or anything, because as my sifu says, "When are you going to be fighting a board?," but we do focus on technique and form and energy all of the time.
And that´s the correct way. I just used this as an example. It´s one of the best to demonstrate what I was trying to explain.
Our fighting stance is also open handed and loose--like you say, if you can't tighten and relax a fist at a moment's notice on command, you're doing something wrong or are just beginning and need more practice at it.
That´s exactly what I was talking about
I started in kickboxing, peaked into judo and since about 15 years, I do wing chun. However I noticed with students, the more they think they know about fighting, the harder they struggle discarding the old ideas.
It´s evident in this thread.
And it´s evident that the OP is full of prejudice. For example he thinks that the wooden board is some power demonstration. While it demonstrates the technique.
It´s always funny how people stumble over the same pitfalls again and again.
You know what I mean.
originally posted by: Skorpiogurl
a reply to: SlapMonkey
I always say, the person you're fighting isn't just going to stand there so... don't be stationary!
I find that in MT I'm at my best when my entire body is tensed/flexed from head to toe. It provides me with agility and a ton of speed. The balance between speed and power is tough but when you find that sweet spot, look out!
OMG really? You simply want to start an argument over glove recommendations?
I am simply looking for recommendations on gloves. The end.