Underhook or Overhook

[Dion]

Exactly what I said in different words "bone shattering" strikes and I am not joking about how many the guy did, heck he held the world record for the fastest/most and EACH strike was 'devastating'. It is the reason I had mentioned the fact that they *HAVE* to wear armour to spar otherwise they get serious damage done to themselves, they also prove to be EXTREMELY effective in """full-contact""", every single hit.

Again I have not met the guy, yet, but I watched an interview he gave and it was 'unreal' watching him 'flow', I do intend in the near future to go and visit the school but until then I will try to find a copy of the interview and post a link for it.

PS: On camera speed my own strike took just on 25:100ths of a second and that is still to slow for me, and no I do not just swing my arm out in some little relaxed uncontrolled elbow over-extending swing, I am talking 100% control, if the stick feels lose or tight in movement then I try harder until it feels "natural" and then the true power and speed comes out, this is not something that you just throw out, hell I practised for years on developing it but again I will be demonstrating more soon...

Freedom Ultimate... !

*...to judge upon the cover of a book that is un-read is to foolishly toss aside the true knowledge it may hold and instead [think] you already [know] it...*

Speed, Power AND Control - Not one; Not Two; Not This one or that one; but ALL of them.... thats where I play.



TIP: each strike is just like a [alertive relaxed] "Wing Chun" punch with the snap and flex at the end but also a wrist snap is added at the end to provide even more power... Try practising it for a while and when you discover it and find out what it does to you opponent... then tell me it has no effectiveness hehehe

HINT: just the wrist snap can provide quite some power in itself hehehehe

[Chad W. Getz]

Originally posted by Paul Sharp
Also in the above example I mentioned an angle one. My angles have widened just a touch from what I was taught. I teach angle one is anything on the right side, from top of the head to waist level. Just makes it simple.

I do something similar. Teach guys to protect their head, and strikes will come from from either the left or right side. Then teach them to protect their legs, and tell them the strike will come from either the right or left side. Then do some hand sparring as a drill. I think that this will usually make a competent stickfighter.

Heres a run though of the stickfighting we do out here:

The main areas of training go as follows.

1. Long range
- Protecting your head
- Protecting your hand
- Protecting your legs

2. Middle Range (Transitional range)
- Closing the gap
- Accepting/countering the close

3. Clinch Range

4. Takedowns/Throws (Transitional range)

5. Stickgrappling

Long range work involves some drills using various protective equipment and hard energy on the outside range. Alot of evasion, and hand hits.

Middle range (Closing/Opening) work involves drills using various protective equipment and progressively build up the intensity to work closing the gap against resisting energy. Even though this is a transitional range (IMO), it is one of the most stressed things to train.

Clinch range works alot of positional sparring, with light strikes put in. This structure is also payed alot of attention to.

Takedown/Throws range is the other transitional range. Transitional meaning it is something that only happens for a second in the fight. Not alot of emphasis is placed here, because a strong clinch structure can determine how things go to the ground, or open back up.

Stickgrappling works alot of positional grappling utilizing the sticks for pressure chokes, etc. As with grappling, positioning and relaxing are stressed, and it isn't uncommon to see one fighter place his weapong somewhere to gain his desired position on the ground before picking it back up and using his stick. Disarms take a strong emhasis in this range, but more so clinch range.

Long Range, Clinch Range, and Ground are what I consider the three main ranges. Meaning that alot of time is spent in these ranges so this is usually where fights will end.

Closing/Opening Range and Takedown/Throws Range are what I consider transitional range and are more so something that you do rather than a particular range. For example, you are only in the closing range (charging roof block/deflection/whatever) for a second before you either clinch or hit him while he is peddling backwards. You are in closing range if you are closing against him/her or if he/she is closing against you. Similarly, Takedowns and Throws Range only happens for a second, and is something that is done in transition from the stading clinch to the ground.

My personal strategy is to fight at the outside, and if I can't take him out there, to close and hit him, but if he is good at countering the close, to keep in clinch and punish him till he either gives up, I can trap and continue striking him, or till I can open us up a little to hit him. If he has a strong clinch structure, then it's down to the ground we go for good positioning and either submission or strikes, ex: scarf hold and 15-17 punyos to the face will do nicely.

[Dion]

I believe that if it goes for any longer than at most a few seconds then you just have two guys as Paul says "doing some dance with heavy sticks" who do not want to really "get down to business".

***
Bring a fist to fight with and I will destroy it..
Bring a stick to fight with and I will destroy it..
Bring a gun to fight with and I will destroy it..
And I will destroy the [man] hidden behind them..

But...

Bring [yourself] to fight with and then I will ask "Why?!?"..
***

TIP: the above is not a literal statement, just to note for some hehe, I do not really like the idea of facing a loaded gun, just a thought starter

Freedom Ultimate... !



*...and the [warrior] asks himself... "What is my reason?"...*

[Chad W. Getz]

I believe that if it goes for any longer than at most a few seconds then you just have two guys as Paul says "doing some dance with heavy sticks" who do not want to really "get down to business".

? ? ?

I have still to meet a man that can take everyone out within a matter of seconds. With two skilled fighters against each other that is. I've broken a foot and a hand for fight stoppers. But compared to the hundreds of stickfights that I've been in, that must be a low percentage rate for me.

[Dion]

Hehehe see how you still conform to the belief that 'it is not always possible'...

Believe it and it will hold true to you in each situation.

Ending a fight does not always mean to take them down literally hehe, Ive had them back off just from giving them a hint of whats going to happen if they persist, to hurt someone is not really fun to me but as I continue to say, if I am forced then I will force...

*Nothing, is, impossible... Literally!*

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