I know you're being facetious, but he (the 11 year-old) has good technique including keeping his chin tucked.
Let me share a personal anecdote: when I was a kid, I played tennis (and went on to...
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I know you're being facetious, but he (the 11 year-old) has good technique including keeping his chin tucked.
Let me share a personal anecdote: when I was a kid, I played tennis (and went on to...
The "core" of any martial art is in its "tools". The tools of WCK are not the tools of boxing.
He's not "meaningleslly fast". His speed (and/orpower) is the result of his body mechanics --...
To answer your question: When you take something and try to use it against competant fighters over some period of time, you will begin to see that some things work much, much more often than other...
Yes, Phil, it can be done. Boxers do it too. There is a time and place for them. But it is a low percentage move and it often leaves you exposed for #2.
Can't you just imagine what will happen to someone trying to simultaneous block (parry) and hit that kid? ;)
What I look for (and you can even hear it) when I see boxing training vids is the quality of body mechanics in action. Here are some good examples:
11 year-old training
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