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Angus
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Location: Australia
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I should have also mentioned that i am also a grappler. I'm a mixed/freestyle martial artist and basically i keep my front hand open (yet still high) so i can get to my grappling a bit quicker. I guess i forgot about competition though cos i'm more survival orientated.
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kicker
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Sep 2001
Posts: 3649
Location: Canada!!!! (The 5th biggest City)
Styles: kickboxing, muay thai, tennis, lots more.
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I see many fighters always put down there hands if they get hit hard or even if their arms are sore and they could get punched in the face or kicked but people don't do that I wonder why???? you would easily win the fight that way 
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Bon
Black Belt
Joined: 10 Aug 2001
Posts: 1047
Location: Australia
Styles: BJJ, Kickboxing
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Angus
Black Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1064
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2002 2:18 am Post subject: |
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Hey Bon, you're a ring fighter aren't you?
That's a good guard btw...
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Prodigy-Child
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Joined: 02 Jul 2001
Posts: 458
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| most point karate fighters have pretty much no guard at all, the usually have their hands by their waists. thats ok i guess mainly because they barely hit eachother in point karate....its more a game of tag.......i now really like fighting point fighters because once i block and get passed their fancy kicks i make them EAT my hands, and if im fighting a point fighter i dont really kick to the head. mostly to the body, cuz when you connect a really good kick to a point fighters body it throws their kicks off completly |
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Karateka
Red Belt
Joined: 22 Jun 2001
Posts: 786
Location: North Vancouver, Canada
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I ususlly change my guard to suit my opponent. I have seen most of them fight before so I know what to exepect. Since I have long arms, I generally have a high guard which protects my face and my body.
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Angus
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Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1064
Location: Australia
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Some people can get away with low guards if they're quick enough, but it's really pointless. A high guard's not only a good defense but it allows for your main strikes (jab-cross-hook-uppercut) to be delivered quicker, and it doesn't impede your kicking ability.
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Bon
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Joined: 10 Aug 2001
Posts: 1047
Location: Australia
Styles: BJJ, Kickboxing
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[CT]pizzaboy
Green Belt
Joined: 05 Aug 2001
Posts: 370
Location: Orlando, FL
Styles: blue-belt taekwondo/green belt Yoshukai
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Its always funny to read -kickers- comments because there's never any punctuations and I read it in one large breathe.
High guard is the best but most people drop there guard when they get tire. I do that sometimes and gets punch in the head. Like
-Hapkidodude- said, keep your hands moving at all times and your strike will be masked. The opponent will never see it coming, until its too late.
To develope quick hands, work out the forearm. I find that the forearm developes by default. Anybody who lifts weight knows this. Imagine forearms like Bruce Lee, thats the goal. Heres a lift that only targets your forearms, Reverse Curl with Barbell. Stand with your feets hip-width apart, knees unlocked, holding a barbell in front at thigh level slightly wider than shoulders-width apart, elbows unlocked, palms facing you. With your back straight, shoulders back, chest out, lift the barbell to neck level like a regular curl, going down at the count of 5. Start light on weights. Remember, the most injured part of the body while lifting weight is the back. DO NOT arch the back, if so decrease weight. This lift is to target the forearm.
When punching, keep the hands open and relaxed, tense tight before the moment of contact. However, quick hands are useless without power. To develope power, punch the heavy bag.
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