It exists in the long fist system a lot. I have trained those moves all my life but have never be able to apply it in sparring. Either my kick can land on my opponent's body, but my fist is too far, or my fist can land on my opponent's body but my leg is not fully extended yet.
I only have an old video where you can't see it well. This is a screen shot of a video of a sparring session. I'm short of sparring partners so I'm not sure if I can get a recent video of me using it in sparring.
For this kind of thing where one is low and the other is high, it can overload the body’s flinch response, as Jowga wolf mentioned.It exists in the long fist system a lot. I have trained those moves all my life but have never be able to apply it in sparring. Either my kick can land on my opponent's body, but my fist is too far, or my fist can land on my opponent's body but my leg is not fully extended yet.
IMO, this kind of training is for body coordination, flexibility, and balance.
Recently discovered (like 2 days ago while training) that the application of this technique is not linear as we practice in the form. It works, but just not as it is practiced in the form. It also trains body coordination, flexibility, and balance, but the application is actually angular. It's also done at the end of a technique and not as technique that starts off the striking.
That's how the long fist combos were designed. The pattern that you have mentioned may repeat 1 time, 2 times, or even 3 times.
Agreed. I would remove the repetition, just make it punch/kick, step down punch. That’s just me, though.
By adding a hand pulling, the short distance knee kick and face punch can work well.
When I teach linear and angular concepts, you have to think of it as relation to your opponent. A linear attack is one where you move forward to attack your opponent. Think of a line drawn on the ground from you and your opponent, where both of you are facing each other. A linear attack is one that occurs on this line. An angular attack occurs off the line. Certain techniques will only make sense and work if you look at it from the perspective of an angled attack.
The double punches can be considered as "separate hands" that you separate your opponent's arms away from his head.
Great video. If you notice a jab initially comes first before the simultaneous punch kick technique. In my discover and in the form it's the same way. In every, form that I know where this kick exists there is always a technique before it. It's always .. "Do something first then the (punch+kick)" and not "just do the (punch+kick) first then something else.
Jow Ga has a similar technique in the form and it's always linear. It's never off center. But in application the only concept that makes sense is to be off center and attack from an angle. The technique will always fail from a linear application concept. Most people don't fight using the techniques in their form. Most of the time it's just theory without experimentation through sparring.By adding a hand pulling, the short distance knee kick and face punch can work well.
Think clinching, 50/50 position, double under or over hooks, Double leg takedown
Because one may want or need to create distance or space...maybe in order to knee or kick. One maybe defending the above clinch (bear hug). Or some other reason.
It's all good. When studying forms and possible applications one should look at multiple ranges. With weapons, empty hand, long range, close range, standing, kneeing and others. Is the opponent in front, to the side, or even at your back. Can it be a throw, a takedown, or something else.
I agree 100% with this.
