KEMPO PUNCH TECHNIQUES

Wing Block Effectiveness – By circling the body and feet together, you create power for what would otherwise be a relatively weak block.

Efficiency of Movement – When fractions of a second can be the difference between winning or losing a fight, every advantage you can gain helps improve your odds of coming out on top.

Circle vs The Line – Circular motions ground our opponent and linear motions create space between us in this technique.

Fluid Hand strikes – Keeping continuity to your movement rather than being robotic allows you to counter with multiple strikes to different targets in a very short timeframe.

Anchoring – This is the use of strikes to hold your opponent in place rather than creating distance.  It allows for more rapid follow up strikes.

Controlling the Head – Where the head goes, the body follows.  The head is essentially like a joystick for the body allowing us to manipulate our opponent.

Fluid Targeting – Like playing chess, planning your moves ahead and timing your strikes closely together to various targets allows for virtually no time for your opponent to counter.

Single Arm Defenses – This may seem limiting at first, but proficiently stringing together blocks and strikes all from one hand leaves the other hand free to adapt to different situations.

Attacking Limbs and Pressure Points – attacking the radial nerve damages a limb allowing you to follow up to a soft target (pressure point) areas without fearing an effective counter attack.

Simultaneous Counter Strike – Striking at the same time you block reduces the amount of time to your first counter strike, thus possibly eliminating their ability to throw a follow up strike.

Universal Block (Double Wing Block) – This block covers a much larger area than our standard blocks and has tremendous versatility because of the option to move multiple directions off of the block.

Hard vs Soft Blocking – A hard block tends to knock the opponents attack away while a soft block allows you to stay in contact and be able to redirect to set up your next strike.

Intelligent Aggressiveness – Positioning yourself so that you can attack without fear of your opponent’s follow ups allows you to be confident in stringing together multiple aggressive strikes.

Angled Blocking – Cutting an angle to a side rather than moving back can allow you to close the gap and counterstrike much quicker.

Attacking the Limbs – Attacking the attack offers an element of surprise and deadening the arm allows for essentially unchallenged counterattacks.

Range Sensitivity – Knowing your range for long-range, mid-range and short-range weapons is key to being both accurate and effective with your striking.

Body Manipulation – Using leverage can quickly affect your opponent’s balance and positioning thus changing the dynamic of the fight.

In Close Fighting – Elbows allow for a greater margin of error because of how powerful they are, but your body moving with them is one of the big keys to being successful in close.

Dual Blocking Strategies – Using your first block as your deflection, your second block has the versatility to manipulate your opponent in a number of different ways.

Continuity of Strikes – While one hand is striking, the next strike is being set up to maximize the efficiency. And effectiveness of your combination.

Pillar Attacks – Attacking the legs using positional checks keeps your opponent off balance which means they can’t focus their attack at you.

Strategic Head Strikes – Understanding how each strike will affect your opponent can help you determine a plan of action based on where either you want to move or where you want your opponent to move.

Creating Momentum – Generally done with large circular motions of the arms, you can also use spinning of your body to generate a tremendous amount of force.

Vector Dynamics – This concept allows you to eliminate potential threats from your opponent thus allowing you to stay more relaxed as well as increasing your reaction time.

Contouring the Body – By understanding anatomy and staying in contact with your opponent’s body you are able to feel multiple options for where the follow up strike could go.

Manipulating Takedowns – Using the head as a lever for controlling the body and an awareness of your surroundings, you can modify the direction you take your opponent down.

Expanding your Comfort Zone – In this technique you learn your balance threshold, how to move outside the standard balance points and how to maintain your balance while striking.

In Close Takedowns – Because of the close range, you can deceivingly isolate one of your opponent’s base pillars, thus taking away their ability to step back and stabilize.

Mirrored Movements – Simultaneous blocking and striking creates natural decision points throughout a technique that can allow you to adapt to whatever your attacker may throw at you.

Positional Strategies – You must know what it means to be inside or outside of the attacking arm and your options from each position.

Short Circuiting Techniques – Whereas bailouts deal with your comfort level, short circuiting is the actual strategy to escape at the bailout.

Controlling with Pain – We can control our opponent’s movement or positioning with consistent pressure applied to specific targets and create a break with additional pressure if necessary.

Quarter Timing – This relates to when you counter your opponent’s attack.  When timed correctly, you should be able to hit your opponent before they have even finished their initial attack.

Support Striking – Your opponent isn’t going to just stand there, so striking them to anchor them in place can allow you the ability to advance to your next movement be it a lock or a hold.

Mental Re-Directs – Making your opponent think about something other than their primary focus can allow you the opportunity to counter more effectively.

Influencing the Attacker – Using your guard in specific ways can encourage your opponent to strike to a specific target, while blocking specific ways can help almost predict the next attack.

Joint Manipulations – With good control and leverage, you can truly manipulate your opponent using the pain that accompanies these types of locks.

Continuity of Motion – Keeping the hands moving continuously enables your strikes to be quicker because there is no break in the energy, keeping your opponent unsettled in their mindset.