Ranges
There are four primary ranges in fighting (some break this up into more, but these are the logical divisions, IMO);
Kick range
Punch range
Clinch, elbow, in-fighting range
and
Ground fighting
Any serious Martial Artist will follow a training program that addresses each of these ranges, even if one is your most devistating. A lot of schools, particularly traditional ones do not nessisarily address all of them, if not, start building your own program and see what you can discover about each range.
Sapere aude, Justin.
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