Post by AngelaG on Aug 3, 2004 11:10:32 GMT
I have been thinking (dangerous I know!). What exactly is meant by the whole one strike thing? Are we to take it at literal face-value; that we should be aiming to hit once and end the fight there, or is it that we should only need to attack once and not let them get a replying attack in?
Ok, that does not seem to make much sense. I’ll try to explain what I mean, excuse me if I ramble while trying to get my point across… I am exploring the ideas in my mind as I type.
If we practice several combinations of techniques and manage to develop them so that they flow naturally, from one to the other, with no discernable pause could this in its only way be considered one whole technique? The attacker throws a punch, I block/get out of the way, I retaliate with a strike to the neck, an elbow to the ribs, sweep his legs and stamp on his ribs (as an example, I am really peace-loving… honest! ;D). I get this out in one flowing movement with no hesitation from one to the other, and the attacker has no chance or retaliating between one ‘technique’ to the next. In fact, what is a technique? If you practice oi tzuki, gyaku tsuki continuously so that it become second nature that a straight punch will always be followed by a reverse punch is it 2 separate techniques or one long flowing technique… ending only when you choose to end it?
I hope this makes some sense. I have just been bouncing some ideas/thought around in my mind and it can be quite hard trying to express fledging thoughts in text format.
Ok, that does not seem to make much sense. I’ll try to explain what I mean, excuse me if I ramble while trying to get my point across… I am exploring the ideas in my mind as I type.
If we practice several combinations of techniques and manage to develop them so that they flow naturally, from one to the other, with no discernable pause could this in its only way be considered one whole technique? The attacker throws a punch, I block/get out of the way, I retaliate with a strike to the neck, an elbow to the ribs, sweep his legs and stamp on his ribs (as an example, I am really peace-loving… honest! ;D). I get this out in one flowing movement with no hesitation from one to the other, and the attacker has no chance or retaliating between one ‘technique’ to the next. In fact, what is a technique? If you practice oi tzuki, gyaku tsuki continuously so that it become second nature that a straight punch will always be followed by a reverse punch is it 2 separate techniques or one long flowing technique… ending only when you choose to end it?
I hope this makes some sense. I have just been bouncing some ideas/thought around in my mind and it can be quite hard trying to express fledging thoughts in text format.
, if I came up against a huge great big rugby player/ bouncer type guy, my one strike would probably not damage his as much as my instructors would. However, if my strikes didn't allow him to attack me or continue to attack me then, in a sense, I have used 'one strike' - my one set of strikes has turned the fight to my advantage.