Without power generation your strikes will be weak. Without speed you will be slow. Without strategy you will fail. Even animals learn and train their offspring strategy.
This is why you (general YOU) needs to train "power generation" and "speed generation" no matter which MA system that you may came from.
Strategy is beginner, intermediate, and advanced level. I think of it like chess. I will need strategy as a beginner . Then when someone better comes along I will need to develop better strategy.
IMO, strategy is to use technique A to set up technique B. You have to master that technique A first during the beginner training.
There are these 3 levels of strategy, but they don't necessarily coincide with technique skill levels. Before one can employ strategy, they must have command of the techniques. This may take a few months. So basic strategy can come in at the advanced beginner or intermediate level. Intermediate strategy can be employed at the advanced physical skill level. Advanced strategy at the expert level.
I'll suggest two possible other strategies.
Drill a hole between your opponent's arms.
Incidentally, those are strategies I use very often. I really like battering their guard with a few fast punches then hooking/knocking it down. You're right about the timing -Of all things, I swear I've made a habit of walking into sidekicks when someone makes me come to them. It has to be timing, for some reason I just don't avoid them like other kicks. And it'll always be right at the edge of that kicks range. Have you ever known someone that tends to get hit by one particular thing far more than others?
Then your strategy should be based on. When you think of stepping in do something to redirect or jam the incoming strike. Jow ga has it built into the techniques. It looks like extra movement but it's done as a precaution, just is case a strike comes in.
The first video looks like what I learned as a wedge guard. The guard basically forms a wedge the other guys arms slide off of as you drive up the center. That's pretty much what's going on in the video correct?
Man point sparring is tough for me. My reach is shorter than just about everyone else's. I have to get in close. There's a whole lot you can't do in point sparring that works great otherwise so options are limited. It's that initial closing of distance that causes the problem, especially with someone who makes you come to them. The flag game you described sounds like a good idea. I've got a couple of buddies who would enjoy helping out with that
Both are long guards. The idea is to put your fists closer to your opponent's head then to put your fists near to your own head.
The way I see that is that some males may not qualify as men.Will Rogers famously said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.”
Yeah, Simon, I saw that, too.
Keep in mind that if your motion triggers a consistent reaction then you can use that to your advantage. If you get kicked when you get into a certain range then use that range to trigger the kick so that you can counter it. Your success will be higher because you know that a specmove will trigger a specific strike. This should make it easy to get within range provided that your footwork is position to get you there.Man point sparring is tough for me. My reach is shorter than just about everyone else's. I have to get in close. There's a whole lot you can't do in point sparring that works great otherwise so options are limited. It's that initial closing of distance that causes the problem, especially with someone who makes you come to them. The flag game you described sounds like a good idea. I've got a couple of buddies who would enjoy helping out with that
Sport sparring, especially point sparring, is approached much different than an actual fight. It's more mental, tactical - game playing (within a rule set) in a way with tricks and bluffs and redirection. Power doesn't count much and while you can count on some minor injuries, going to the hospital and death are not your main concerns.
