Greetings brothers and sisters!
I have an interesting subject on my mind and I wanted your opinions to alleviate my confused brain. When I am sparring in Kenpo class I have never executed a technique. Come to think of it I can’t remember executing any “section” of a technique such as a simple inward block followed by a hand sword. My confusion led me to explore other martial arts namely Wing Chun and Muay Thai.
Now when I spar I find that the techniques that I have learned from these other disciplines pay huge dividends. When in trouble, or behind in point sparring, I switch to Wing Chun`s centerline principle; throwing chain punches, using circle steps to evade and soft energy counter attacks. If I am very close to my partner I find myself pulling their head down and throwing Muay Thai knee strikes to the midsection and employing various secitons from Muay Thai`s "wall of defense". Again I have been very successful when employing these different tactics but i wish that i could use five swords just once! My sparring partners are brown belts and above and many have been at our school for decades so my competition is up to par.
My question is why canÂ’t I employee Kenpo techniques, in any form or fashion, on my sparring partners?
I look forward to reading your answers.
Mike
I have an interesting subject on my mind and I wanted your opinions to alleviate my confused brain. When I am sparring in Kenpo class I have never executed a technique. Come to think of it I can’t remember executing any “section” of a technique such as a simple inward block followed by a hand sword. My confusion led me to explore other martial arts namely Wing Chun and Muay Thai.
Now when I spar I find that the techniques that I have learned from these other disciplines pay huge dividends. When in trouble, or behind in point sparring, I switch to Wing Chun`s centerline principle; throwing chain punches, using circle steps to evade and soft energy counter attacks. If I am very close to my partner I find myself pulling their head down and throwing Muay Thai knee strikes to the midsection and employing various secitons from Muay Thai`s "wall of defense". Again I have been very successful when employing these different tactics but i wish that i could use five swords just once! My sparring partners are brown belts and above and many have been at our school for decades so my competition is up to par.
My question is why canÂ’t I employee Kenpo techniques, in any form or fashion, on my sparring partners?
I look forward to reading your answers.
Mike