pete
Master Black Belt
This may be the stuff a new thread is made from... i'll leave that to the moderators... anyway...
we do Crushing Hammer as a fully extended technique, based on the "old" Parker tech Rising Elbow. It is done with a right C-Step to disturb the attackers knee, keeping the toes pointing forward and maintaining a horse stance while the right elbow goes straight up to chin, left hammer to solar plex. that sends him down on his back, and the legs come up, etc, etc, etc.
there is no heel palm in this rendition of the technique.
i did discuss the an alternate version of the technique with Ms. Tanaka at the IKCs last month, where a 7-step is used, rather than a C-Step, which puts you into a forward bow to deliver the downing strikes...is that the heel palm?
to me it looks like you sacrifice your root in exchange for more power. in a forward bow, your forward foot is at about 2:00 and the side of your knee is put in a position where it can buckle back upon the weight of the falling attacker, while supporting the majority of your own weight and forward momentum.
when the horse stance is maintained and the right foot is pointed forward, the weight of the attacker can be supported by the front of a bended knee.
comments?
we do Crushing Hammer as a fully extended technique, based on the "old" Parker tech Rising Elbow. It is done with a right C-Step to disturb the attackers knee, keeping the toes pointing forward and maintaining a horse stance while the right elbow goes straight up to chin, left hammer to solar plex. that sends him down on his back, and the legs come up, etc, etc, etc.
there is no heel palm in this rendition of the technique.
i did discuss the an alternate version of the technique with Ms. Tanaka at the IKCs last month, where a 7-step is used, rather than a C-Step, which puts you into a forward bow to deliver the downing strikes...is that the heel palm?
to me it looks like you sacrifice your root in exchange for more power. in a forward bow, your forward foot is at about 2:00 and the side of your knee is put in a position where it can buckle back upon the weight of the falling attacker, while supporting the majority of your own weight and forward momentum.
when the horse stance is maintained and the right foot is pointed forward, the weight of the attacker can be supported by the front of a bended knee.
comments?
