Pressure Points - How To Learn Part 1

Pressure points

- How To Learn Part 1

BY RUSSELL STUTELY

OK.. How to learn Pressure Points correctly?
 
This is a biggie... so will be answered in several parts
 
The first thing is to gain an understanding of how the body works from a Martial Arts perspective.
 
This does not mean that you need to know the names of points or even the names of major muscle groups etc.. it would of course help if you started to learn them as you go along.
 
First of all... whatever art you practice... take your best / favourite technique and really get to grips with it.. really understand it.. break it down into its constituent parts.
 
This means that you must analyse it to death... UNDERSTAND what every part of your body is doing to ensure the correct application of that technique. For a simple "jab" as an example.. you MUST know what your weight distribution is, how your feet are positioned, where you "push off" into the floor, how your body aligns, any "extra" movement that should not be there... where the correct power line of delivery is.. how you are balanced, how you keep your defenses,... the relationship between your shoulders, hips and ankles ... and MUCH more.
 
Then when you can break this down and understand it.. you know how to "re-build" the technique to make it more effective. Then and only then do you start to add in the Points... unless you have great technique to start with of course!
 
This sounds like a MAMMOTH journey if you are supposed to do this with EVERY technique?? Well.. it is not as long as it sounds... do this exercise with 4/5 techniques and you will begin to REALLY understand how to break down a technique... how to make it better.

Then you will be able to do this with any technique... THEN we can begin to add the points. I ALWAYS teach people
BALANCE POINTS
first.. understand how the body is balanced from both your and your opponents perspective and you will automatically begin to break down technique.

Just this exercise alone will dramatically improve your Martial Arts and Self Defense skills. Hope that helps


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