Originally Posted by
Knifefighter
Hooks are not round punches. They are straight punches. A round punch would be a haymaker or bolo punch.
Good point. I was wondering when that would come up. Hooks are considered to be straight punches that come from a side angle. With the tight hooks it's very easy to see that. The longer range hooks not so much because again they're thrown differently.
But that's trying to separate straws. In general if the punch is not going from point a to point b in a straight line I think it can be safe to say it's curved. I mean it's like The difference between an "L" and a "C" or connecting plotted lines on a graph...you can do it with a curved line or two straight lines, but either way it's an indirect path.
Ironically, I was taught the hook using the term "a tight c". C's are definitely not "L's"!
"I don't know if anyone is known with the art of "sitting on your couch" here, but in my eyes it is also to be a martial art.
It is the art of avoiding dangerous situations. It helps you to avoid a dangerous situation by not actually being there. So lets say there is a dangerous situation going on somewhere other than your couch. You are safely seated on your couch so you have in a nutshell "difused" the situation."