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Post by peppermillk on Jun 24, 2012 10:05:46 GMT -5
A hammer fist strike can just be a straight up attack in my style(southern praying mantis kung fu). Usually id throw a light jab sort of strike wait for them to block it and then cover it and hammer strike over the top. In a drill or sumthing like that. That would be one way to do it. And generally a shot to the head iis the aim but we also use them to the colar bone and arms. And we don't evade, not that I'm aware of anyways, as we r a close fighting system similar to wing chun that we move in close rather than stepping back so we can minimise the others momentum. I mostly wanted to know how other styles would react to one as a straight forward singular attck. Not as a counter or as part of a flurry of swings and stuff. So thanks for everyone so far given me plenty of stuff to consider. I've never practiced against anyone from outside my style. And since we don't do evasions, grappling or groundwork (until much much later on) in my style I'm always trying to understand how other styles work and what to possibly expect as mine is so unconventional. So cheers
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Post by aceofclubs on Jun 27, 2012 23:31:16 GMT -5
Wouldn't a hammer fist come in the same angle as a club attack or a knife attack? Anything that works in evading a club or a knife should work against a hammerfist because it is coming in at the same angle.
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talon
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Post by talon on Jun 29, 2012 3:39:54 GMT -5
CF have see your Greek post man... scary & should be censored at least some part blurred out lol
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aaronj
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Post by aaronj on Jul 2, 2012 0:24:14 GMT -5
Stepping in is good for adjusting the range which is also a concept. You may not always land the right parry, tai sabaki enough for a clean miss, or land the right block. All are good to use under their respective circumstances.
Actually the block in chefsamurai's .GIFF is a stepping in and 'bong sau' in the right place of the attacking arm. The mechanical problem of the defender in the .GIFF is that his arm did not extend and stay extended as he moved in, you can see that it actually retracts somewhat, and this weakens the strength of the joint to redirect the forces of the punch. Also, he leans away instead of continuing his forward progress. You'd be surprised at the ease and uncomplicated nature of simply moving your body into a position with the given concept, and the strength an success rate proper employment has.
You don't necessarily want to block a strike at the bitter end either. Sometimes you want to block at the middle joint, or base joint. Those differing ranges of 'blocking' are body positioning setups for the 'follow-up' strike. Which by the way should be striven to never be after the block. parry, etc. The defense and attack are one in the same.
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