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Good information. Most schools don't teach the traditional practical aspect of this part of art. I believe due to most weren't taught it, and it's hardly taught any more. The great kickboxers learn these things. The traditional art, that was developed for true combat. Vs, points, and forms. Balance always maintained in all you do, similar to this video, is considered your basic foundation in boxing. Which is why boxing is a great foundation to have before taking most martial arts

Like walking bare foot on a gravel driveway. Front foot goes down with little weight, then gently transfer the mass to center. You should be able to pick the front foot up very quickly and change if need be. Hunters do this also so they don't walk heavy in the woods. You know it's right when it is quiet.

That's the problem with MOST modern karate schools (other arts too). Forms exist to tech biomechanics, which is the essence of power generation. The entire point is that if you do kata for aesthetics, then you're not doing it for combat effectiveness.

@GaiusIncognitus kata is literally just aesthetics. if you use kata for combat instead of kumite, then you basically have no clue what you're doing

I find it's not the style it's the teacher. Some people are naturally soft some are more hard. Because of influences from other arts I tend to like the softer, shorter work. Here is a vid I found I really like Watch how his punches accelerate at the end not the beginning. It is still a little hard but done really well. th-cam.com/video/GFqX67rvsWE/w-d-xo.html

I use many positions of the fist. It all depends on the distance and if I am expanding or contracting the body. Some positions rotate, some expand. Every body position dictates where the fist lines up and how much it twists.

Not helpful to the audience. Instead of generalizations that mean nothing, you should show you expertise be explaining why what I showed was technically incorrect and how it should be done better. Feel free to show the viewers how much you understand about movement, alignment, timing, etc. I am always amused to see if someone is capable of making an intelligent , well thought out response.

@ I am really not want to be mean. What you are showing might be good for exercise but in a real fight use the stuff you show and your students will become victims.

@ 1. Nobody stands at the distance in a real fight. 2. Nobody leaves their arm extended after a punch for you to play with the arm. 3. Almost all street fights end up on the ground 4.fights are not choreographed like a dance Have you ever boxed, wrestled, or jiu-jitsu ?

@@bruceyoung565 3. Nope, far from most fights ends on the ground. People in general don't want to go to the ground and will do what they can to prevent that.

@ I can tell you have not been in many fight or seen many street fights . This style of fighting is for people who can’t fight. They believe some stupid blocking technique will work in a real fight. Most fight end up in ground, not because they want to go ground. That is what happens when two people fight . Either way learning this stuff will only get you hurt if try this one step fighting bull shoot. There’s a guy in China that went to all the Chinese masters just a fat average MMA fighter is destroyed literally 50 of these grand masters .

@@mattnobrega6621 But do you see that WC-style of blocking being used in real high level fighting?

@michaelanderson4849 Not as much and I think that it should be more present. That's why it's important to have more than one tool in your toolbox. Differences in opinions are not worth debating as it would result in a "pissing contest." I'm not saying that wc-style is the #1 best style, but I do feel(again, in my opinion) that is just how I feel in that type of situation. The important thing is to do what works for you. A win is a win. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it. 😊

@@mattnobrega6621 No worries! I don't view a discussion like this as a pissing anything. After a bit over four decades of getting punched, elbowed, kneed, kicked and tied into a knot, I have few illusions left of what works and not. The WC guys I've fought were way less of a problem than the taekwondo guys and their long-range kicks. And the WC punches and blocks were not an issue. When any kind of punching style is allowed the WC-style is hardly ever seen being used. And that is for a good reason.

@michaelanderson4849 I guess a combat situation is different than sparring or competition. Being a military veteran, I was trained for combat, so I guess it all depends on the situation. Thank you again 😏👍

@@mattnobrega6621 Military veteran here too. I can honestly say that what I was taught in the military about weaponless close combat was utter 🐂💩. But then again the time limitations they have to work with makes it pretty much hopeless to begin with.

I wouldn't punch on one leg. The 1 leg drill forces someone to bring the hip back. Sometime when people learn they drift too far an the front leg which makes it more of a push and less of a punch. If you take away the back leg they can't lean forward with out falling.

@TheKarateMan-q6c On this I agree, no problem. But you are still suggesting that a backwards rotation will add to the force in the forward punch.

The reason you don't see them in high level fighting is because for larger blocks to work you need deep commitment from an attacker. More skilled fighter do not commit as much. With them movement and parries or more effective. Blocks are good in the right time and place, but not in all situations.

@TheKarateMan-q6c A block is a block. Why would one add large and unnecessary movements to any technique? This only takes time and weakens the overall defense.

To be fair I didn't choose the belt. The head of the style did. I am in no position to tell him he is wrong.

Most people I have met in Karate are very stiff. The expect all punches to look a certain way. That "form " that they try to maintain might look good in Kata but often lacks the power that someone with more fluid technique has. The best punchers I have met do not look like the traditional karate robot.

@@TheKarateMan-q6c I meant the person and persons in this video.

@@TheKarateMan-q6c Also. Never loop your punches.

Yes your way of punching is the most popular in Karate. Especially among the very ridged Japanese styles. Big muscle groups, lots of tension, linear force. The funny thing is, when you start to look around you will find Karate that ranges from hard to soft. The softer styles wave more and use more elbow for joint recruitment ( one joint feeds the next) to get shorter power. That is also why a softer style fist turn 3 quarter vs horizontal. The rotation of the elbow actually pulls the fist back a little. Most people are to tense to do this work so admittedly it is not for everyone. Also there are many different mechanics that different styles use and it's hard to address them all in a 4 minute vid. I will address the other ones separately.

Thank you for your well thought out intelligent response. Your mastery is apparent through your thorough explanation of why what I showed was mechanically incorrect and why what you are doing is obviously more technically sound. Please keep enlightening the viewers of this channel with your obvious wisdom.

@@TheKarateMan-q6c I have never heard anyone describe how to generate force with a punch that way. This was 4 minutes of nonsense 😂😂😂😂

Let’s try again. You must not know how to do this so let me help. I (your name) believe that you are doing this wrong because of X. It would be done correctly if done like Y. I have done the hard part for you please now fill in the blanks. Again if you are going to be on this channel leave informed comments.

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@@Mrcashewww In what way? Are you talking about the rotation? Because that's spot-on technique. I even remember Quinton Jackson talking about it.