This is pretty basic, but it works for me real well.
Get a good friend.. One who preferably has some training in the martial arts.
What you do is get close to each other but out of striking range.
My friend and I do this. Then just wail at each other. Never break that distance barrier though. YOur goal is for one minute to block every punch he throws.
Then switch with you punching him blocking.
You aim for every part of the body. Head, neck, chest, stomach, groin. Since you are out of striking distance you should never hit him or her.
YOu should hopefully be close enough that you can block.
This works real well for me. When I started I could block like 5 out of 10 of his punches.
Now I can block about 7 out of 10.
Which might not seem like a lot. Remember that he is just punching as fast as he can. I am not moving at all. So in a real street fight I’d probally block more than just 7.
The way we tell how many I block is he counts how many punches he throws and I count the times I touch his forearm with enough power to block.
It’s true, I’ve been doing it since I was 8. Now I can sit there and block some of my friends (the slightly slower and less trained ones) with one arm flawlessly, like neo from the matrix.
You may also want to try it with your eyes closed. Get a good rhythm going then close your eyes, then see how long you can go before making a mistake.
LOL. In a real street fight you’ll block more than 7 punches?
I see you’ve been in many then.
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Sharky, I should expect this level of immaturity from you after seeing your post titled “Hm.” regarding the woman that lives next door to you. I think everyone who unfortuneatly read that post is a bit more ignorant now for doing so. - Spectre
All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.
Actually it’s better to get someone who hasn’t trained in anything.Why?The reason is since they’re unpredictable.They don’t throw a unch a certain way like we are trained to do so it is harder to block.Another thing is to get little kids to attack you since they attack without thinking.Kids are really unpredictable.Just don’t let them get too wild or you’ll find your self with a swelled testicle.
“Always be ready”
“right, that’s it!you’ve insulted me, and you’ve insulted the shaolin temple!”-Fish of Furry
Sharky, what are you talking about? It’s not like anyone is going to sit there and block in a fight, he’s talking about training blocking. When you learn a technique, don’t you repeat it thousands of times to make it reflex? It’s not like you’re going to stand there and punch 500 times in a fight, but we train it anyway.
Blocking against a kid is a good idea, since not only are they unpredictable, they can also be pretty quick. Training against an older untrained person isn’t as beneficial, since they’re most likely throw those slow motion swinging haymaker type punches.
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LOL. In a real street fight you’ll block more than 7 punches?
I see you’ve been in many then.
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I have never been in a fight. I am smart and can talk my way out of it. Real men never fight except when needed. So that my advise was offensive to you. Only question is why do you waste the sights band width by showing off your wit?
“I have studied Kung Fu for a year now. I quit my school around 6 months ago and have been learning my self from movies. I know that is not a good way to learn but the school seemed to fake…” - Nich Gunn
“I have never been in a fight. I am smart and can talk my way out of it. Real men never fight except when needed.”
:rolleyes:
“So that my advise was offensive to you.”
That doesn’t make any sense.
Only question is why do you waste the sights band width by showing off your wit?
Spelling mistakes aside, I do it, cos i can.
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Sharky, I should expect this level of immaturity from you after seeing your post titled “Hm.” regarding the woman that lives next door to you. I think everyone who unfortuneatly read that post is a bit more ignorant now for doing so. - Spectre
All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=“-1”>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sharky:
“I have studied Kung Fu for a year now. I quit my school around 6 months ago and have been learning my self from movies. I know that is not a good way to learn but the school seemed to fake…” - Nich Gunn
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Sorry that was taken out of my profile but it never saved. I am actually back at a school know.
Why do you even reply to my posts??
If it would have been productive to what I first said, but no you have to be a *******.
Also I have looked at a lot of your posts. They seem to be mindless spam that you think is funny. You are a regular Billy Crystal.
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Sharky, I should expect this level of immaturity from you after seeing your post titled “Hm.” regarding the woman that lives next door to you. I think everyone who unfortuneatly read that post is a bit more ignorant now for doing so. - Spectre
All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.
What Sharky is trying to say is that a real fight is unpredictable and most of them end up much before 10 punches. And sometimes even if you dont want to fight, you have to, or else you die.
If you stand just out of striking range and block, you train to block punches that you don’t need to block, essentially training yourself to waste energy and not gain any advantage.
Put on some gloves or a chest guard and a helmet, get back into range, and try the drill again.
This drill sounds like a good way to avoid potential liability, and a good way to train a bad habit…over blocking.
my sifu does this to us sometimes but he’s actually in punching range. it’s supposed to be a drill where you block as many as you can, but it’s actually just sifu beating you in the head with pads and laughing at you. sometimes i think he does this drill for his own personal amusement and nothing else. hell, i would.
never block or be defencive, be offensive! you are only training the wrong mindset and waisting energy when you can use all energy in attack. :rolleyes: