merits of joint-based attacks all the while sporting a "tigger" avatar.
Howard, your post made me:
As much as I made come off as a raving madd hatter... Im actually a very
calm, relaxed and easy going kinda guy. I just happen to be very passionate and critical.
Im a bit of a perfectionist, and higher truths are my ultimate goals. I believe I may have a tab bit of OCD as well.
I guess my online persona is simply a single side I choose to display...
probably due to the fact that I choose to keep shallow relations.
Im slow to open up to people (very cautious), and slow to accept new
friends. However, In person, I have a good deal of friends and
acquaintances.
Tigger is a character I loved as a kid. I was much more bitter back then,
and so maybe that was sort of an inspiring character. Bouncy, happy, fun.
Heck, I still love him. Who can resist the Tigger? hehe Tho sadly, these
days I feel more like Eor. ack.
Maybe the avatar will change, and the old site will be revamped.. when I
stop being so critical, and lazy.
Anyways... As gentle and understanding as I am... that does not mean
I have to be a pushover. In my childhood, thats exactly what I was.
A punching bag for the world to smash around.
I was alway's taught that and the top of your head is the hardest part of the body and a good way to break your own hand.
You were taught correct. However, there are things that many are not
fully aware of.. which are the reasons, as well as differing methods which
change the game.
1) Being that the forehead is pure bone, and almost no tissue at all...
means almost nothing is absorbing and dissipating your force. Its
nearly direct bone to bone conduction, making Excellent and efficient
energy transfer. Punching a person in the face for example, and the
skin and muscles will squish and move, helping to displace a certain
level of initial impact forces.
2) If you plan on punching something hard without damaging your
own bones, you need to condition them very well. I train on hard-sand
filled bags mounted to a solid wall. There is almost no 'give'.. and so
your entire body - from fist to foot, will take up most of the stresses
from the force of impact. I also punch with a vertical fist, hitting
with the flat face surface (between 1st and 2nd knuckle), and NOT the actual
knuckles themselves. (Note: Also when hitting, angling so that only the bottom
3 knuckle-surface is flat)
Karate, and many other arts turn the fists over horizontally, and hits with the
pointed ends of the knuckles... but this can do immense damages to
them over time. Ive seen Karate men that had virtually no trace of
any knuckles - because they ground them completely flat. I do not
recommend that kind of damage training.
3) The punch methodology is very different. I will shoot a punch from less
than 1ft away... with most of the energy released in the very last
moment of solid impact. If I were to do the same type of energy release
from a full-draw-back-punch, I just might break my hand... and surely
would take a life. I used to be scared of releasing anything more
than 3" at full power... so I always limited it to 6" at less than half power.
Most arts use a punch style which tightens the arm/fist almost
immediately, and moves the body into the strike. Im WC, and other Chinese
styles, we/they shoot the arm/fist out very fast and relaxed (loose), and only
tighten the muscles at the very last moment of Solid impact. In this way, we
can generate much more speed in less distance (because of relaxed
muscles), as well as can Time the "body-tighten" of all our muscles, to
fire ALL in one fraction of a second in time.
To do the most damages, you want to have the most energy
released in the least amount of time units. This is called "explosive"
force, and in China, they use the term "Fa Jin".
Think about it... 5000lbs of force moving at 1/2 mph isnt going to knock a person out.
Water at high speed and intensity can cut through metal. Heck, so can cloth buffing wheels.
Theoretically, theres a 7lb arm moving at 40 feet per second, then the combined weight
of 200lbs instantly is applied at impact, that 200lb bomb of mass delivered at probably well
over 200mhp. (200mph = speed of typical fast muscle "twitch" or "Convulsion")
Many fighters do not develop accurate full-body muscular timing, let alone
on the split-second level. Therefore, they usually lose about 80% of their
intended power levels due to inefficiencies.
Most fighters can cant land a good shot due to telegraphing... but even then, most times
they can not even get 1/4 their mass into a strike. A simple example: Shoot a punch straight
out with your right hand, and at the same time, shoot your left arm sideways. What happens?
On the surface, it may appear the same to you. But in reality, your left arms mass was moving
in a completely different vector path, and thus, the total impact force in the intended area, was
lessened on the target you hit with the right fist. Every Ounce counts.
In one example of Fajin where typical hip rotation was used... the hip starts to move one
direction, then at impact, is forced back so that its rotated the other direction - and moved more
'forwards'. (diagonal counter energy) A typical boxer will rotate the hips to generate upper torso
speed/power.. but then the lower torso mass is basically left out of the equation. In Fajin, the
lower torso generates upper power, and at impact, will again reconnect and Add to the
Forward-Vector energy blast of power. This move is not something that is mastered in a day,
and seems unintuitive as heck... but its these kinds of things that make it so much more
powerfully dangerous.
Yes, Chuck Lidell, or any typical boxer Can deliver a lethal strike.
But, can they do the same level of power at less than 6"? How about
3"? Most have No power at that range at all. Their power is dull/unfocused.
Blunt force. With proper Fajin training, they could increase their already
scary distance-power, by over 200%... AND have ability to hit KO force at close range.
(which means, less chance of evasion because of telegraphing)
On a more related note, man Saint, nice avatar!
Hehe. I agree. I laughed though, as I read the quote "Dark Overlord",
and thought it should have read "Foot Loose"
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