The Importance of Stretching

[Monkey Turned Wolf104]

I've done both. In either situation, I have the ability to stop a punch after I start it. Like was said, the odds that I'll be throwing a full power punch (that shoots), and decide between then and when it lands to retract is rare, and there's a chance that I won't have the reaction time to stop it in time, but I can. I can also just purposefully miss with the punch.

That said, with a weapon I do it all the time. Switch from fluid to broken because I realized I don't want to commit with the strike I'm throwing, after I start it. There's also swinging your arm further to the side, but still finishing the strike, if you realize you don't have the opportunity to pull it back to avoid a clash. It's common enough that there's a name for that technique, though I'm blanking on it at the moment. My first thought was bassai dai, but that's a karate kata I know and now my mind won't let me think of any other name

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

I've done both. In either situation, I have the ability to stop a punch after I start it. Like was said, the odds that I'll be throwing a full power punch (that shoots), and decide between then and when it lands to retract is rare, and there's a chance that I won't have the reaction time to stop it in time, but I can. I can also just purposefully miss with the punch.

That said, with a weapon I do it all the time. Switch from fluid to broken because I realized I don't want to commit with the strike I'm throwing, after I start it. There's also swinging your arm further to the side, but still finishing the strike, if you realize you don't have the opportunity to pull it back to avoid a clash. It's common enough that there's a name for that technique, though I'm blanking on it at the moment. My first thought was bassai dai, but that's a karate kata I know and now my mind won't let me think of any other name

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[isshinryuronin]

In the Tibetan crane method we use body rotation, and deliver even power through the entire punch. It’s a different approach that works well for us.

There are, as I mentioned, various ways to power a punch, strike or kick, but which way is best? A major factor that determines this is the system's fighting doctrine: Close vs long range, one punch-one kill vs combos, agile and mobile vs rooted and stable, etc. I think these things affect which kind of power generation is preferred.

 

[Buka20]

I’ve found that once a martial art student is comfortable enough with western boxing, teaching them control comes down to teaching them to control their legs and hips while punching.

 

[Flying Crane]

There are, as I mentioned, various ways to power a punch, strike or kick, but which way is best? A major factor that determines this is the system's fighting doctrine: Close vs long range, one punch-one kill vs combos, agile and mobile vs rooted and stable, etc. I think these things affect which kind of power generation is preferred.

I think this is both a yes and a no. On the surface, our method appears to be long range. But once you understand it, it can be applied at any range. It is not range-specific as a method.

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

I’ve found that once a martial art student is comfortable enough with western boxing, teaching them control comes down to teaching them to control their legs and hips while punching.

This was my path into martial arts. Boxing was first.

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

I’ve found that once a martial art student is comfortable enough with western boxing, teaching them control comes down to teaching them to control their legs and hips while punching.

I do regret not pursuing jjj rather than girls at 13 years old. Ah well. No girl wants to stick her tongue in a cauliflower ear so…

 

[isshinryuronin]

I do regret not pursuing jjj rather than girls at 13 years old. Ah well. No girl wants to stick her tongue in a cauliflower ear so…

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

Meaning when I was 13 years old…

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

Realized how that looked and was horrified. All apologies.

 

[Buka20]

I do regret not pursuing jjj rather than girls at 13 years old. Ah well. No girl wants to stick her tongue in a cauliflower ear so…

https://share.google/8SyEV5r6UYJSWO6iA

 

[windwalker099104]

"In this video I break down the Four-Point Pancake Breakdown — why the pancake is so brutally hard for desk workers, what the burning in your inner thighs and the rounding in your back are actually telling you, and the five drills to fix every weak link in the chain."

 

[Gyakuto104]

We should be aware that only a few people will be able to perform a full box split due to anatomical reasons.

 

[windwalker099104]

We should be aware that only a few people will be able to perform a full box split due to anatomical reasons.

Found the approach quite interesting in that it highlighted and addressd specfic points instead of just doing the stretches as I had in the past...More often then not with a partner applying as much force or more that one could take to help one attain the stretch.

Noticed in some of videos you begin in a seiza ….also a hard position to get right…

 

[Gyakuto104]

For various reasons, I stopped sitting in seiza for about 12 weeks recently. I had no problem sitting in it for 6-8 minutes and it was occlusion of blood flow to my lower legs that was the reason for having to get up from it. I’m just getting back into the practise and it’s absolute agony in the patella and quadriceps tendon! After a week, I’m up to 4 minutes now, but it still hurts like mad and I can’t work out why.

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

For various reasons, I stopped sitting in seiza for about 12 weeks recently. I had no problem sitting in it for 6-8 minutes and it was occlusion of blood flow to my lower legs that was the reason for having to get up from it. I’m just getting back into the practise and it’s absolute agony in the patella and quadriceps tendon! After a week, I’m up to 4 minutes now, but it still hurts like mad and I can’t work out why.

You are getting old, that’s why…

 

[Gyakuto104]

You are getting old, that’s why…

In 12 weeks?

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

https://share.google/8SyEV5r6UYJSWO6iA

That is hilarious

 

[Dragonfly36]

I am new to martial arts. A member here said stretching is important. I got the book Ultimate Flexibility by Sang H. Kim. It shows lots of exercises for stretching. They are not easy. But they say stretching is important for beginners so I will continue to test my flexibility.

 

[Gyakuto104]

Yes I have that book and it’s not for beginners!

The two muscle groups that tighten with age but are vital for martial arts kicking are the hamstrings (backs of your legs) and leg adductors (inside of the legs) and general hip mobility/flexibility.

Have a look on youtube for some suggestions on how to loosen these up and do them daily. They will also serve you well into older age…