Karate last night was good. It was a smaller class than usual as the national weekend course had been on at Largs at the weekend, and more than a few were suffering from aching legs. I wasn't, but that was just because I hadn't gone to the course.
Anyway, they were concentrating a lot on things that were covered at the course, and concentrating on getting the body in. A punch in itself doesn't have that much weight behind it. But when it's you're body that's moving in to your opponent, and the fist is the last thing that comes into play, it's a hell of a lot more devastating than a punch from a moving arm alone.
We also covered moving towards a punch that's coming towards you, and how to deal with it. This really goes against your natural instinct, which is to move back when someone tries to punch you, but it is really effective. It also freaks the attacker out a bit as "that's not supposed to happen", and can cause them to pull the punch a bit, which is an added bonus.
Anyway, today my legs are a bit tired, as in a small class, there's nowhere to hide, so no slacking allowed :-)
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