Hello Ronin,
You posted, “Who can say which is correct and which is not anyway?”
I agree.
You posted, “It's nice to have a forum like this that we can compare our "version" of the art.”
Yes, I enjoy that a lot.
You posted, “Some time soon, maybe I can post the version I was taught.”
I’ll look forward to that.
Regards, MrE2Me2
MrE2Me2- 01-06-2007
To all,
I was watching the news yesterday.
In it there was a story about an attacker who would sneak up behind a
woman and hit her over the head with a metal pipe before robbing her.
And a little later on, there was this.
I was watching an M.M.A. bout on the T.V today and when it looked like
the loser had been knocked unconscious, the ref charged in from behind
and to the side and knocked the winner over and stopped the bout
(without hurting him).
Now there is nothing unusual in either of these stories. Both occur on a
regular basis. But I find it very interesting that in both cases, the women
and the winner were taken from behind. In neither scenario was there
even a hint of awareness that someone else was present.
Granted, in the M.M.A. bout, a ref holds a respected and trusted position.
While in the street, a mouth breathing thug who attacks women gets (and
deserves) the utter contempt many feel for him.
But in both cases, when no awareness of what is going on behind is
present, so is vulnerability. Which brings me to my point; the practice of
Kempo 1, 2 and 3 enhances a 360 degree awareness of one’s
surroundings.
Regards, MrE2Me2
North- 01-06-2007
Ted Bundy apparently used to just walk up to women and club them from behind, then throw them into his van. He had no concern if they lived or died as he knew he would kill them eventually anyway and viewed them as little more than toys.
Having awareness of all things in your area is indeed of huge importance. Shaolin forms such as Da Hong Boxing include alot of glances in other directions as part of the form. I always teach this to be hugely important. Once you are striking the opponant in front of you and have your hits lined up it is a good idea to know what is going on elsewhere.
Multiple attacker sparring is also great because you will actually have people circling around behind you to attack, as well as having situations where you can get turned around and suddenly have attackers behind you.
In the end all we can really do is be aware of the seriousness if such things and train for them as best we can.
Good topic MrE2
MrE2Me2- 01-07-2007
Hello North,
I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
Regards, MrE2Me2