--- In LiuSeongGungFu@yahoogroups.com, "jsxaesccegta"
<jsxaesccegta@...> wrote:
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>
> Distance AttacksSometimes, real fights start with your attacker at a
> distance. Not all fights start with your enemy right on top of you.
> Fortunately, some of the time, you get a little advanced warning.
> Your aggressor may try to get past your long range defenses, for an
> in-fight attack.
> Or maybe he (or she) is a long-range fighter -- someone who will
> start with distance kicks. Your attacker's kick may come flying
> through the air, follow a giant step toward you, or just reach with a
> long leg.
> How to Defend Against a Long-Range KickWhichever long-range kick you
> have to counter, you still probably have a situation where your
> aggressor's kick is reaching you, but you can't get in to reach your
> attacker.
> So, what do you do?
> The answer is you don't go after your attacker ... yet.
> Instead of reaching for your attacker, think in terms of protecting
> your own body space. Stop the limb that is approaching.
> Ala Bruce Lee, you want to reach with your weapon -- maybe a shin
> kick -- to the closest part of your opponent. In this case, you kick
> your attacker's shin....
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/martialartsqen
>
In Kuntao you move into the attack.when you think an attack is
coming you have to become the aggressor!Willem Reeders always
stressed that a kick above the waist is wasted movement.
You want to smother the attacker and stop his attempt. Carl