Wait for it...wait for it...
Guy explains the mechanics of Bruce Lee's '3 Inch Punch', then shows how it's done on a daisy chain of 5 guys. The intro's quite informative, but for some reason...I'm not convinced by the punch. Jump to the last 30 seconds or so if you don't want to watch the build up, but I think a bit of cheeky acting has gone into the reaction...what do you think?
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guffguff fuckes your gradeds balls!, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 8:20,
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Americans should not be allowed near martial arts...
...they just make it all silly.
(, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 8:52, Reply)
That
was 3 inch shove, not a punch.
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Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 8:54,
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A film involving "a daisy chain of 5 guys"
*Drops monocle*
It is far too early on a wholesome summer's morn for that kind of thing, you monster!!!
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 9:59,
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Id say the guy at the front is standing upright, therefore h as no balance. It takes almost no effort to know him over. The guys are all connected so the energy is transferred exactly like a newton cage (you know those balls lined up on an executives desk) which is why the guy at the back is knocked backwards. AS for 3in shove, I'd agree, but hitting through you're target is essential in full contact martial arts. He also says the power of the punch comes from the feet, which I'd consider misleading. The power may well start there but it comes from the whole body working as one. Theres also the age old problem of what I callmartial arts-itis. If you're told one connecting strike can knock you out.when you get hit the shock will k.o.you.take aikido. The master teaches the students how to fall so in a class the moves appear to work really easily. The reality is unless you are extremely proficient at it it's unlikely to work
Thanks for the vid, it was still quite interesting
(, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 10:14, Reply)
Hmmmmm
Now, Aikido is something I know a little about. The only reason that students are taught to fall is so they don't get bones broken and/or joints dilocated etc.
Having used Aikido in 'close-range interpersonal crisis management' I can vouch for its effectiveness on those who DON'T know how to absorb the technique and fall safely.
having said that, there are several 'McDojos' I've visited where the teaching is less than satisfactory.
(, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 11:28, Reply)
What a huge pile of hairy old bollocks
Totally obvious they're all acting, especially fatty in the middle
(, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 11:00, Reply)
