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Re: [Taijutsu] Pekoms
Two more posts and we should get into the actual techniques.
We veered a bit with the actual strikes and only focused on kicks. Typically your more effective kicks are the short and powerful ones to the body and legs as they are the shortest distance to travel. Hitting the knees will cause them to buckle or break, sweeping them will offset their balance, hitting the thigh can cause cramping. We already talked about the target areas and everything so you know the effects of kicking or striking in general to the centerline.
With hand strikes there are generally two types; closed and open hand strikes. People like the Hyuuga are partial to open handed strikes, they are usually lacking in power and do more to push your opponent away. In certain areas, where not a lot of power is needed to generate adequate results (like solar plexus, neck) palm heels are effective. Open handed blocks are generally used for trapping; trap the limbs and joints of your opponents. Typically used in softer styles or for counters. The real bone crushers are the closed fist techniques. Striking with the first two knuckles of your fists. Backfists make use of the back of the hand, good for a powerful smack. Straight punches are basic and versetile, upper cuts dig up into the body and lift upward. Under cuts are those quick linear jab like blows, somewhat of an abbreviated straight punch.
Knife hands and blade of the hand strikes are usually used head and neck level to strike the mastoid. They are designed for sharper/accurate moderate power shots to quickly stun and or knock out your opponent in the right areas.
For other accurate shots, knuckle strikes such as the ippon-ken or nakadaka these are one finger punches where you extend the knuckles of one of your fists to strike pressure points. Weak against anything that isn't soft and fleshy since the bones in your fingers will likely be weaker and smaller than any other bone, thus you would only use this in situations with pressure points or bones equally as small and fragile.
Are there any questions you have? Any strikes you want to know about or feel I left out?
Two more posts and we should get into the actual techniques.
We veered a bit with the actual strikes and only focused on kicks. Typically your more effective kicks are the short and powerful ones to the body and legs as they are the shortest distance to travel. Hitting the knees will cause them to buckle or break, sweeping them will offset their balance, hitting the thigh can cause cramping. We already talked about the target areas and everything so you know the effects of kicking or striking in general to the centerline.
With hand strikes there are generally two types; closed and open hand strikes. People like the Hyuuga are partial to open handed strikes, they are usually lacking in power and do more to push your opponent away. In certain areas, where not a lot of power is needed to generate adequate results (like solar plexus, neck) palm heels are effective. Open handed blocks are generally used for trapping; trap the limbs and joints of your opponents. Typically used in softer styles or for counters. The real bone crushers are the closed fist techniques. Striking with the first two knuckles of your fists. Backfists make use of the back of the hand, good for a powerful smack. Straight punches are basic and versetile, upper cuts dig up into the body and lift upward. Under cuts are those quick linear jab like blows, somewhat of an abbreviated straight punch.
Knife hands and blade of the hand strikes are usually used head and neck level to strike the mastoid. They are designed for sharper/accurate moderate power shots to quickly stun and or knock out your opponent in the right areas.
For other accurate shots, knuckle strikes such as the ippon-ken or nakadaka these are one finger punches where you extend the knuckles of one of your fists to strike pressure points. Weak against anything that isn't soft and fleshy since the bones in your fingers will likely be weaker and smaller than any other bone, thus you would only use this in situations with pressure points or bones equally as small and fragile.
Are there any questions you have? Any strikes you want to know about or feel I left out?
