Hello DaveS
I should start out by stating up front that I really enjoy watching American Kenpo.
The concept of the combat scenario is just really a cool thing to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q17UBJmhgA&mode=related&search=
But the problem I have is that doing it against another person who is not willing, looks like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ct3UrNPxwc
You posted, “
The way the attacker throws 1 punch or kick and then the instructor proceeds to lay a beating on him with 4 or 5 counters while the attacker stands static and motionless. This is common among many clips I see on the net and was standard practice @ TKF when it was around.”
It was my understanding that this “combat scenario” method of training came in 3 phases.
The ideal phase, the what-if phase and the formulation phase.
Personally, while I enjoy looking at it, I prefer to practice a more basic form.
Generally, it has been my experience that once a strike has landed, people will respond differently.
For example:
I knew a guy who ate a kick to the groin and just kept coming.
I also knew a guy who got kicked there and that was the end of the fight.
In my youth, Karate was mostly about one encounter and the fight was over.
There was a lot of single attack, single block or evade and counter.
What they used to mislabel One-Punch Kills.
The Kung fu I saw utilized a lot of forms practice and sticky hands.
Kempo/Kenpo seemed more about the scenarios with multiple counters.
As far as I saw, there were advantages to each.
In the end it became a matter of what worked for me.
And that was basics, basics and more basics.
Well, each to their own…I prefer Moh basics. :-D
Regards, MrE2Me2
Without prejudice
E&OE