In order to stop our training from becoming amêlée we have one person
attacking trying to strike the other, while the other will only block and
try to get in as close to his attacker as possible to win. The attacker will
try and strike the attackee to stop him from coming in. Later and only
when both players are ready, we go on to full sparring under supervision.
the match and everyone should talk about that mistake. Do not go on
to full sparring too soon as this will only keep you back at a low
level. Only when you are ready must you even think about sparring.
Even then you must train in sparring for only a short time then get
back to basics again. The more you practice the basics, the greater
your advanced skills will increase.
Any instructor worth his salt will get in there and box with the students,
in this way he is able to completely control that particular student’s
evolution into a good boxer. Only occasionally should
student be put in against student, and then it must be under strict supervision.
The match should be stopped when the instructor notices
that either player is becoming aggressive or competitive. We learn a
martial art so that we are able to defend ourselves and our families
not to compete against each other or to build up egos.

For the roundhouse kick we block upward with both palms,
Notice the position of your own elbow; it is used to damage the
shin of the on-coming leg. Then we barge in with both arms pounding
down onto his body.
You should experiment with these techniques to find out which one
suits you the best. The whole idea of blocking is based solely upon your
being aware and this only comes with countless hours of controlled
practice. The moment your attacker has even thought of the attack you
barge in and re-attack, this is how we train to defend against kicks. The
arms do nothing special they just throw out in a circular block, and then
because we used a circular block we are able to bring it back to attack.
This is what is meant by balanced Yin and Yang techniques.
You must remember that no technique is perfect and some time in your
martial arts training you will be hit, this is the best experience that you
can have, you are then at least ready for it when it happens again, and it
will. For this purpose we use boxing gloves and protective equipment in
sparring.

The barging technique is just what it’s name implies, we barge in
and attack the opponent as he kicks us using a block to move the attacking
leg away and so put him off balance.
His timing is put off and so is the kick, even if it does strike, it only
has about 50% power. We are then able to take the offensive and attack
with a sub-conscious reaction.
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For front kicks we have someone kick us and usually block in a circle
with one palm. Photo No. 166. This is also a P technique. We are now
able to re-attack either that same leg to the knee, Photo No. 167, or to
the face or body. Photo No. 168.

ATTACK THE ATTACKING PORTION

This is a good training method against kicks and has also to do with
the barging technique. You are inevitably going to be kicked in the
stomach so we train to be kicked in the stomach. As your partner
kicks you, (gently) into your stomach you should have the idea that
you will attack his foot with your stomach. When you are struck,
30% of the effect of the strike is the shock value. As you are about to
be struck move in onto the kick and breathe out and as you do this
use reverse breathing, i.e.; you breathe out and the lower abdomen is
pushed out, not inward as is the normal way of breathing. You attack
his foot and push him away. After some time the kicks can become a
little harder until you are able to pretty well defend against a medium
power kick. It is of course much better to have used the barging
technique in conjunction with a block so that you aren’t struck at all
but this technique trains you for when you are struck and enables
you to keep going.