Apostol
07-27-2004, 10:28 PM
I was free sparring with a friend today, and when he was at medium-long range I was able to defend all of his attacks. However, at close range, he managed to pop me in the nose once. Obviously I was hit because I was defending only, not counterattacking him.
So I'm wondering, are there close range defenses within Hsing Yi?
...another interesting note, I sparred my friend with a staff/spear routine, concentrating on defense also. I was able to convert most of my hsing yi movements to the spear, since hsing yi was based on spear movements. Very interesting.
So I'm wondering, are there close range defenses within Hsing Yi?
...another interesting note, I sparred my friend with a staff/spear routine, concentrating on defense also. I was able to convert most of my hsing yi movements to the spear, since hsing yi was based on spear movements. Very interesting.