I don't get it? If it's better to stop right before you hit someone, why are you punching sandbags?
I thought I explained it decent enough already.
If you driving a Race car... Why would need brakes?
If you try to punch someone, and they move out of the way... How well can you
stop yourself before its too late, and they counter your Miss with a strike of their own?
And if they Faint you, and you fall for it... moving your arms way too far off line,
which will leave vital areas open... you are going to get clocked, unless you were
able to stop fast enough before it was too late.
In a Race car... if you go really fast, and your brakes Stink... your gona slide out
of control on the corners.
Many people who do not practice stopping right before a target, lack stopping
ability. Their Brakes are Poor.
Samely, there is a fine motor skill involved in Muscle-Braking, and knowing your body/car.
Many people could never hug a wall as close as a race car driver does, because
they do not practice getting so close. A race car driver also has to really know the
timing and ability of his cars braking ability. Else each turn would be rough as heck,
and possibly fatal.
If you have ever seen these stunt car drivers... they can run a car at 50+ mph, turn the wheel a hair, wrench the E-Brake, slide the car at a 90degree angle, and wind up parking a car perfectly centered in between two others without hitting them.
Now... lets say Im showing a Girl a self defense move... I show at slow motion, and then
realtime. In realtime, if I lack control.. Im gona knock her out cold if I dont stop before
the targets.
And should I, if Im practicing eye strikes... allow them to hit my training partners eyes?!
DO I Need to hit my woman partner to Prove I have hitting power? Does her
face Really need a broken nose for the sake of a Training situation?! Its stupidity
I see all the time.
Its like these MMA schools which have these pumped up guys with Huge Egos...
and they lock one of their guys in an armbar. Instead of just appplying the
technique, and both agreeing that one was the loser...and re-start again...
they wrench the guy so bad that it messes the partners arm
up to the point where:
1) He cant train for several weeks due to healing times as suggested by doctor
2) He can not lift anything heavy at work anymore for that duration
3) He has sustained a Permanent injury, such as Loss of full range of motion.
4) His permanent Injury will cause him lifelong aches and pains
5) If he gets into a real situation when he is injured, he will be at a Huge disadvantage.
In Wing Chun, we are not against our training partners. We help them, not Hurt them
on purpose because of Ego. Its more of a Family environment, rather than an Ego
fueled battle of dimwits.
Having a reduced motion, or a broken nose does not increase your fighting
ability. It just means you got injured for a Sh*tty reason, and will pay for it,
possibly for a very long time.
Now, If you can punch a sand bag at full speed and power... you
are conditioning your fist internally and externally, and strengthening your bodys structure (muscular and skeletal).
When your fist hits a person... the weakest link in your structure will buckle under high stresses, and lead to loss of power transferring ability.
An easy example would be a weak wrist that buckles shortly after some power is
released. A more complicated example, would be the knees bending under that same
stress. The pathway from the ground to the fist needs to be as solid and strong as a
thick metal pole. That is what will provide the best energy conduction and thus release
power.
You will never get that kind of internal solidity from hitting a bag which easily
swings away, and also, much of the forces being absorbed in the soft padding
material, rather than reverberating back down into your own structure, like hitting
a real person does.
A person isnt a Rag doll. If the opposition is a good fighter... when you hit them, they will
be tensed up.. and their body mass will be all linked together. It will be like hitting a
Heavy wall of concrete that has a thin layer of skin over it. It feels and reacts nothing
like a heavy bag.
We can see that boxers, and some other fighters have to tape their wrists to be
more solid. This is because the weakest link is their wrists... and instead of actually
strengthening it... they choose to just tape it. Sure, they probably have little choice
due to the fact that those gloves are Horrible for transfering power... but still,
you are not going to be able to tape your wrists up on a spontaneous street brawl.
And also, because the typical sport fighters fists are used to wearing padded gloves,
and hitting padded and or softer targets... when they hit a real person, they are going
to be in serious pains. Skin will tear easily from their fists, as well as deep bone
pains from the collisions, which will keep them from being able to deliver anywhere near max power levels... And may even break their fists and or wrists.
The old school karate guys hit trees. But, a trees surface is a little to rough. Its nothing
like a person. The bumpy uneven surface can cause damages to your fists internal
structure. And since there is no initial fist cushioning skin surface.. things like your
knuckles will be ground down to bits from that kind of repeated impact over years time.
In this respect, a sand bag is much more realistic to a human body. Very little surface
dispersion (just enough to conform to the fist surface, much like skin does)
and almost no absorbing compression. (a very immediate & powerful impact)
Finally, Wang Chun is good... but they only had like 2 hits, where as Wing Chun is full of hits.
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