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Email - “Hi Jeth, please can you give a description of the home training ideas you shared in last night’s workshop for targeting strikes from various positions?”
Contents:
Intro / Drill / Strike variations / Purpose / “Stances” and the bigger picture / Weapons / Target / Cadence and breathwork
Introduction
Typically this is an idea similar to that taught as an extension of Thompson’s fence concept.
There the lead non-dominant hand is a range-finding tendril for the rear hand cross punch/palm / whatever.
But is this the sole area of study that new people should be shown to quickly learn how to accurately achieve contact with a target?
Personally, I don’t think so and see shortcomings in it.
This is why: one of the most valuable and versatile weapons that we have especially in the context of multiple attackers and weapons is…