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Originally Posted by KenpoTex
Good review, thanks.
Show me someone who says that and I'll show you someone who has never had someone attack them (even in training) with a realistic level of pressure. I simultaneously laugh and cringe when I hear someone throw that out there.
The hips-squared posture was something that SouthNarc emphasized when I attended his ECQC class recently (review forthcoming). The standard "hips bladed away" stance is horrible for managing impact.
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Pretty much the same thing here, KenpoTex. Everyone seems to think that knife attacks are like they are in the movies where the stunt guy theatrically flicks the blade a few times and lunges outrageously for the easy take down or simply skipping the theatrics and going straight for the "please o' please throw me a beating" lunge.
Southnarc got it from his Silat training where
"Centerline is your God!" *loud booming voice* I got pretty much the same thing from my Wing Chun Do concepts during my Small Circle Jujitsu training except our low-line defenses tend to be a tad bit weaker what with our emphasis on trapping. Blading your hips is fine for sparring or a kickboxing match, it's not good for much else unless you're good enough to keep them away (and there
are people this good out there).