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Duration: 04:50 minutes Upload Time: 2007-11-16 21:59:51 User: balletman :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: http://www.ultimatecombat.com http://www.youtube.com/ultimatecombat Hand, forearm, and elbow strikes used in traditional martial arts. |
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| guitarownzj00 ::: Favorites 2008-01-03 12:45:00 hmmm. thanks for all your advice. it was very helpful. __________________________________________________ | |
| Silentium13 ::: Favorites 2008-01-02 06:00:44 Open hand strikes are easier on the hands, somewhat faster (your muscles are looser) and interchange fast with clawing, slapping, grasping and chopping motions. Because the palm heel is in natural alignment with the wrist, it can send alot of power into a target. They are great for de-escalation of violence (they look less threatening than fists). Probably their biggest drawback is the risk of jamming your fingers while trying to catch a punch and missing. __________________________________________________ | |
| Silentium13 ::: Favorites 2008-01-02 05:55:47 Just a side note to guitarownzj00 earlier question on the pros and cons. In general, closed fist strikes come naturally, basic strikes are fast to learn and extremely effective. The catch is you have to condition them enough, something alot of martial arts invest heavily into. Another issue is that you have to learn the proper way to punch (e.g. karate: first two knuckles, boxing and JKD: last three knuckles). Each has their own issues, which is beyond the scope of a Youtube comment. __________________________________________________ | |
| Silentium13 ::: Favorites 2008-01-02 05:29:04 If, on the other hand, you're primarily interested in taking up a martial art for self-defense, you'll probably need to invest heavily in head strikes. In this case, you'll either have to have very well conitioned fists (that many martial arts will involve), or stick with the palm heel techniques (or then again you might simply want to invest more heavily into grappling arts). Hope this helped. __________________________________________________ | |
| Silentium13 ::: Favorites 2008-01-02 05:23:35 If you're seriously into martial arts, you'll have to ask yourself "why?". For example, if you're attracted to karate kata competition, or Western boxing with gloves, or modern "tricking" (cool airborne stunt kicking), or internal meditative arts (e.g. Hsing-I), then you might be able to get away with both fist techniques and still have good hand dexterity for your guitar. __________________________________________________ | |
| Silentium13 ::: Favorites 2008-01-02 05:16:39 Exactly, it's not a really good idea to barefist a skull (unless your fist is extremely well conditioned). But a number of martial arts train you to do exactly that. __________________________________________________ | |
| guitarownzj00 ::: Favorites 2007-12-29 23:05:47 true, but then again, would you really want to barefist a skull? it seems like you would do more damage to yourself than to your opponet that way. unless you are 100 percent precise and hit a soft spot of the head. __________________________________________________ | |
| Silentium13 ::: Favorites 2007-12-27 04:47:20 I thoroughly agree with balletman. However if you always train with gloves on, your fists may not be conditioned enough to withstand bareknuckle hits against a skull during self-defence situations (you'd likely get "boxer's break" in your metacarpal bones). If you're training MA primarily for self defence, you might prefer to stick to palm heel strikes first. __________________________________________________ | |
| neovangard ::: Favorites 2007-12-23 16:01:09 awesome __________________________________________________ | |
| balletman ::: Favorites 2007-12-14 16:12:58 I would say yes with the following exception: bare handed, I prefer the palm heel; if my hands are taped up and gloved, closed fist strikes are ideal. __________________________________________________ | |
| devourerofbabies ::: Favorites 2007-12-14 14:41:26 That's precisely what it's for. It has no other use. __________________________________________________ | |
| devourerofbabies ::: Favorites 2007-12-14 14:40:39 Avoid all those wonky strikes with the knuckles stuck out like the plague. Really the best hand strikes in Martial Arts are those found in Boxing. If you don't want to do closed fist punches at all, the efficacy of your hand strikes will suffer. The good news is that you can wrap your hands and train with gloves and everything should be hunky dory. __________________________________________________ | |
| guitarownzj00 ::: Favorites 2007-12-10 21:25:44 thanks for the advice. also, can one become just as effective at fighting with palm heel strikes as punches? what are the main pros and cons to each type of strike? __________________________________________________ | |
| balletman ::: Favorites 2007-12-10 03:08:31 Yes. I also play guitar and my hand dexterity has suffered from my other hobbies. Many of these strikes require hand conditioning, which is basically building up scar tissue in your hands and joints to harden & deaden them. That will compromise hand dexterity. The safest strikes for your hands are palm strikes, hammer fists, elbows, and forearms. Closed fists are great fighting techniques, but wrap or tape your hands and wear gloves when you practice closed fist strikes to avoid injury. __________________________________________________ | |
| guitarownzj00 ::: Favorites 2007-12-10 00:43:33 just a quick question. do some of these strikes lower the dexterity in your fingers? i am a serious guitar player and although i would like to become a serious martial artist, should i shy away from some of the more potentially risky looking strikes? __________________________________________________ | |
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