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Is the "hammer principle" the same thing as what Sifu Strong calls "non-intention?" If so, how is it even possible? It sounds like magic. I think this is something he developed on his own, beyond wing chun, because in wing chun you assume the opponent gives you forward pressure to go thru.
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The hammer principle is one way to learn to hit with non intention. Like Bruce said, "I don't hit. It hits!" You can learn it by reading about it.
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I meant to say that you CAN'T learn it by reading about it. Sorry I was a little jet lagged from coming home from Belgium.Comment
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Are you guys going to show the hammer principle at the Vegas Seminar?
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Yes! It's something that is one of the most important parts of JKD and one of the least known.Comment
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sounds llike just what i started a thread on... when bruce lee said this its exactly what my topic is about.. training to an extent in which the body hits with instant reaction and the lack of any thought process... the intention is not needed because the body has already reacted before there is even time to think of going to hit someone - "nonintent"
how would u show this "hammer principle" ?? free sparring?Comment
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We teach it from the basic drill that Bruce taught Bremer.Comment
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interesting... what drill is it??
surely all training, drills or sparring train this though... every time a technique is performed the body adhere's to this and the "neuromuscular responses" quicken, hence the point in training..... however it takes years to achieve a level were your hitting with an instant reaction(sorry i should say a trained "effective" reaction) requiring no actual thinking or conscious intention....
why the specificty on one drill?
sorry am just curious
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Unless you know what the hammer principle really is it's impossible to explain what and why the drill. Why just 1 drill? It's because that's all you need to understand and do the hammer principle.Comment
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