Originally Posted by
Shaolin Wookie
He just had to be faster,
Originally Posted by
FatherDog
Therefore, standing arm breaks typically work only if you are either significantly faster than your opponent, or catch them by surprise.
Since in a streetfight situation, you cannot rely on either of the above being true, I consider standing arm-breaks not to be a worthwhile use of training time.
I would think that CMA guys, who put such an emphasis on training techniques that you can still use as an old man, wouldn't be so high on techniques dependent on speed, which is one of the first things to deteriorate with age.
It seems we do not disagree on facts, merely on our reaction to those facts.
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