Staying out of the way of getting hit is the first line of defense. My teacher used to say “first, don’t get hit”. Makes sense to me!!! One of the primary keys to that is footwork. So many fighters these days go straight in and straight out. While that seems effective on the surface, in…
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Why Eye-Control Is Vital To Your Martial Arts Practice
There’s an old saying that “if all things are equal, the fighter with the better eye control will win”. I could probably leave it at that but here’s an exercise that will really help you out a lot in regards to eye-control. Pick up a peg-board. I use one that is approximately 4 feet by…
How To ‘Shape’ Your Fist For Maximum Impact
Shaping the fist is a real art. There are so many theories about it but in all my studies over the past some 47 years, I’ve come to respect the tilted fist the most. It’s the shape my instructor Mr. Suh stressed and I can see why. The vertical fist is where the thumb appears…
Relaxation Is The Key To Martial Arts
It’s a common theory that you must tense the muscles during a punch or kick. I can see where that comes from and respect the folks that believe it. However, one of the major hindrances of powerful punching, is the negative aspects of antagonistic muscle activity. The problem with indiscriminate tensing, is that even the…
Welcome To The Burbank Martial Arts Blog!
You have made a great decision to navigate to this site. In upcoming posts you will learn from some of the best minds in Kung Fu on how to: kick and punch with tremendous force execute moves using proper technique calm your mind so that you can defeat your opponent insider strategies to prevail against…
