Shovel Hook
Yellow Belt
I was just curious on opinions of this strike from MT and MMA guys. I never thought it looked very effective. Bas denounces it in his Extreme Pancrase series as powerless, and advocates instead, an angled but linear knee strike. I believe this movement (ankle following, in line with kneecap) would be superior (when the target is the floating ribs or others in the abdominal area) for power reasons, and without compromising balance too much. It would be limited in range of course for most. It is not much different at all from a regular vertical knee from the clinch.
For low targets though the traditional side knee movement (raised knee moving sideways) does not seem useful. As a fan I do like seeing Vanderlei Silva perform it while practically leaping into it. otherwise It seems out of place in a martial art of complete practicality and highly effective strikes.
What is your opinion. Am I way off and not getting something about it?
This is interesting to me because the clinch is my range, my home and learn as much as I can about all techniques available to work with.
I do understand it was not intended to be a finishing blow, but even as a wear down (or set up) strike seems lacking and odd when a variation in angles of the standard vertical knee would be more effective.
For low targets though the traditional side knee movement (raised knee moving sideways) does not seem useful. As a fan I do like seeing Vanderlei Silva perform it while practically leaping into it. otherwise It seems out of place in a martial art of complete practicality and highly effective strikes.
What is your opinion. Am I way off and not getting something about it?
This is interesting to me because the clinch is my range, my home and learn as much as I can about all techniques available to work with.
I do understand it was not intended to be a finishing blow, but even as a wear down (or set up) strike seems lacking and odd when a variation in angles of the standard vertical knee would be more effective.