This is bugging me for a few days, ever since I started in a Jeet Kune Do class.
I have trained in various martial arts since I was 11, I am now 31. I stopped martial art training for 4 years because I had a bad car crash. Anyway enough background about myself.
This is what is bugging me. I have been told to use this block/shield/Parry not sure how to define it. It look like a upward elbow which you use your forearm and fist to protect your temple and jaw.
At the first 2 lesson, I thought that is a pretty good defensive. Since I will be protecting 2 of my weak point against a hook.
Then after the 2 lesson, on the way to go home. I see 2 bad point about this defense.
Bad Point 1
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I thought if I am fighting for real, the opponent doesn't have a sparring/pad glove on.
If he hit me hard with a hook punch and I attempt to use this upward elbow block/shield/Parry. The fist of the opponent will hit one of the pressure point along between my fist and my forearm. As you know there are many points on that side. Anyway one hard punch on any of those area, I will not be able to use that arm to punch for that fight.
Bad point 2
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If the opponet hit be with a hook punch and see my reaction. He will spot the weakness of the position where I place my arm. If he is a skill fighter he will do a hook against so I can expose myself again.
Imagine He throw a left hook (as a dummy) to my temple, I block using this upward elbow. He then change the left fist to a open hand grab to my writst. Using his right hand to push my elbow further upward. I will immobilized/ arm lock.
Anyway my question is, does your Jeet Kune Do Sifu teach you to use the same block? Or do they teach you any other defense? If so please advise me thanks.
I have trained in various martial arts since I was 11, I am now 31. I stopped martial art training for 4 years because I had a bad car crash. Anyway enough background about myself.
This is what is bugging me. I have been told to use this block/shield/Parry not sure how to define it. It look like a upward elbow which you use your forearm and fist to protect your temple and jaw.
At the first 2 lesson, I thought that is a pretty good defensive. Since I will be protecting 2 of my weak point against a hook.
Then after the 2 lesson, on the way to go home. I see 2 bad point about this defense.
Bad Point 1
========
I thought if I am fighting for real, the opponent doesn't have a sparring/pad glove on.
If he hit me hard with a hook punch and I attempt to use this upward elbow block/shield/Parry. The fist of the opponent will hit one of the pressure point along between my fist and my forearm. As you know there are many points on that side. Anyway one hard punch on any of those area, I will not be able to use that arm to punch for that fight.
Bad point 2
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If the opponet hit be with a hook punch and see my reaction. He will spot the weakness of the position where I place my arm. If he is a skill fighter he will do a hook against so I can expose myself again.
Imagine He throw a left hook (as a dummy) to my temple, I block using this upward elbow. He then change the left fist to a open hand grab to my writst. Using his right hand to push my elbow further upward. I will immobilized/ arm lock.
Anyway my question is, does your Jeet Kune Do Sifu teach you to use the same block? Or do they teach you any other defense? If so please advise me thanks.
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