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Some of you may have seen my post in the Kenpo Technical forum. Basically, I've been working out with some Kali guys in another town, fighting with padded sticks. And I'm getting hammered! I think part of my problem may be that I fight in a 45' stance, and when I swing through it leaves my whole right side open to attack. But that is the stance I'm comfortable with, so I allways seem to end up back in it even if I start out more square to my opponent. Is there any way to make this work, or should I just work on staying squared off to him?
Next question: after the last session, they gave me a pointer on striking. They said to first thrust the arm forward like a punch or a block, then whip the wrist to make the strike. I've been working a little on this, and it seems that it should make me a little less open than just swinging through. Is this correct? Also, I think I'm seeing how they redirect their strikes here. If you first thrust forward, the strike could then be whiped in any direction, as opposed to being commited in a swing. It seems that deploying the fist, then the strike, allows a quicker recovery. Also a block could be made into a strike (and probably the other way around too). Is it adviseable to try this as an untrained stick fighter, or would you recomend just targeting a strike and quickly retracting?
Any help will be greatly appreciated, as I'm getting more sore every time I go there.
Next question: after the last session, they gave me a pointer on striking. They said to first thrust the arm forward like a punch or a block, then whip the wrist to make the strike. I've been working a little on this, and it seems that it should make me a little less open than just swinging through. Is this correct? Also, I think I'm seeing how they redirect their strikes here. If you first thrust forward, the strike could then be whiped in any direction, as opposed to being commited in a swing. It seems that deploying the fist, then the strike, allows a quicker recovery. Also a block could be made into a strike (and probably the other way around too). Is it adviseable to try this as an untrained stick fighter, or would you recomend just targeting a strike and quickly retracting?
Any help will be greatly appreciated, as I'm getting more sore every time I go there.