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So it takes years to get right And it seems to take thirty seconds of aiming before you can fire it off. Honestly not the biggest threat
Correction: First, let's de-mystify things a bit and use the generic term "short-power". You can find it in Western boxing, Chinese boxing ("kung fu") Filipino boxing (FMA "cadena de mano") and just about any other well developed striking system. It takes years for some of us (me, for example) to get it right. Others develop surprisingly explosive "short power" early on. And yeah, they can be a big threat. My old Escrima instructor learned it from his Filipino coach as a teen and later used it very effectively as a boxer in the U.S. Airforce.
Of course "short power" alone isn't enough. But it's a great tool in the context of a good fighting system.