Do sport fighters utilize short power?

[Khun Kao Charuad]

For a good example of short power, there is a high-light clip floating around the internet of Buakaw Por Pramuk, the Thai who recently won the K-1 Max event in Japan, defeating John Wayne Parr and Masato along the way.

The clip shows highlights of his K1 Max fight, his training, and of a fight in a "Koma" event (which I know next to nothing about).

He is clinched with his opponent. He has his right hand around the back of his opponents head, and his left glove is clearly resting on his opponents right shoulder. He turns his opponent by pulling with his right hand, and without ****ing his fist in the slightest, throws the left hook directly from his opponents shoulder, KO'ing him.

That may not be *exactly* what you guys have in mind, but that is an impressive display of short power in a sporting environment with gloves on.....

[Serpent]

Originally posted by Khun Kao Charuad
and without ****ing his fist in the slightest

cocking?

Pretty impressive. I'd like to see that clip.

[Buby]

Originally posted by Water Dragon
Short Power doesn't have to be striking. I don't use short power for striking at all. I get much better results from Boxing technique for my strikes.


The "Short Power" that I'm using I picked up from SPM's Tan Ging Hey (sp?) exercises. I just use that drop to knock the other guy around a bit. It's not painful in the way that a punch or knee is painful, but it does a good job of taking their root away for a second.

Tan as in springy or t/dan as in single?

Also, you say drop....Do you mean you sink/chum your body? And when using this method, do you use SPM posture? Ha Hum?

Thanks in advance,
Buby

[Buby]

Yes! I would consider that short power. Especially, if he was able to land more than one blow without c0cking his arm back. I didn't see the fight you're talking about, but going by what you said, I would say that the fighter had some type of or atleast some understanding of short power.

Take care,
Buby

[Water Dragon]

Tan as in springy or t/dan as in single?
I don't know. I don't speak any Chinese. The exercises were called the Tan Ging Hay. You basically tensed your entire body while coiling and then released everything with a drop and a stretch. There were 3 exercises. the first was up todown, the second was in to out, the third was down to up.

Also, you say drop....Do you mean you sink/chum your body? And when using this method, do you use SPM posture? Ha Hum?

Sorry Bro, I don't know the terminology. What I mean by drop is to drop into my heel and kua at the same time. I just simply let my weight 'drop'. I don't know how to describe it any better.

-edit-

The posture I use is somewhat similar to the SPM stance except the toes are not turned in as much. SPM and Muay Thai have similar fighting stances so it works for me

[Khun Kao Charuad]

Serpent...

Yeah, that word. LOL. He was literally holding the guys shoulder as he spun him around, then dropped in a wicked left hook to the guys jaw. He followed completely through the blow like he was punching down towards the floor....

...which is where his opponent ended up. LOL

Unfortunately, the video clip does not include the name of his opponent. Again, all I've been able to discern is that the fight event was "KOMA". Anyone heard of that event before?

[Khun Kao Charuad]

I have a link to the same highlight clip. You have to click on the VIDEOS link, then scroll through a few pages to find it. Its currently on page 5 and its labeled "Muay Thai Kickboxing"


http://www.compfused.com/

The KO happens right at about 2:30 - 2:34 into the film clip.

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by Water Dragon
Tan as in springy or t/dan as in single?
I don't know. I don't speak any Chinese. The exercises were called the Tan Ging Hay. You basically tensed your entire body while coiling and then released everything with a drop and a stretch. There were 3 exercises. the first was up todown, the second was in to out, the third was down to up.

Also, you say drop....Do you mean you sink/chum your body? And when using this method, do you use SPM posture? Ha Hum?

Sorry Bro, I don't know the terminology. What I mean by drop is to drop into my heel and kua at the same time. I just simply let my weight 'drop'. I don't know how to describe it any better.

-edit-

The posture I use is somewhat similar to the SPM stance except the toes are not turned in as much. SPM and Muay Thai have similar fighting stances so it works for me

OH... the ones we did last time I went to chi?

[Water Dragon]

Yeah, the coiling exercises from that pigeon toed stance.

[FngSaiYuk]

Originally posted by Khun Kao Charuad
I have a link to the same highlight clip. You have to click on the VIDEOS link, then scroll through a few pages to find it. Its currently on page 5 and its labeled "Muay Thai Kickboxing"


http://www.compfused.com/

The KO happens right at about 2:30 - 2:34 into the film clip.

Looks like his arm was already ****ed for that punch.

[Buby]

Last time I was hit with short power the dude had his arm almost fully extended. He placed his palm on my shoulder and twitched, it felt as if I got hit in 3D. Never felt anything like that! It felt as if my shoulder collapsed into my other shoulder. His hand didn't follow through, it made contact and stopped there. There was no pushing or follow through whatsoever, just shock.

Take care,
Buby