This past week the morning class worked on board breaking (by
the way thanks Sihing Choy for bringing the boards!)
Anyways, it made me think about force and how we apply it. Sometimes
we strike like a bullet and sometimes we strike like a dead blow hammer. Both
can deliver a lot of power and we govern how much we use and combine when we
work with our partners to ensure no one gets injured but when it comes to striking
shields and boards we should be the bullet!
More penetrating then pushing. More focus of the energy not
only to a small target but through the target. Striking in such a manner should
contain acceleration that starts at the beginning- 0mph and peaks at the end-100mph.
I notice when I hold the boards for people I can tell right
away when they struck the board like a hammer and when it feels like a bullet. When
the board is hit like a dead blow hammer I feel it translate through my body
and can tell which direction the dull force was heading, those ones tend to
hurt a little.
In contrast, when I
am left holding the pieces of wood without little movement to my body or even
arms, I know it was a bullet. All energy
penetrating in a localized area and very little translating through the holder
of the board. This becomes the sum of all we practice, form , speed , power ,
accuracy and the realism is little splinters on the floor…too cool.
Nicely put! I totally agree.
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