“Internal Combat” Discussion Board.
Questions, answers, and instructional points pertaining to practical close-combat use of the Internal Martial Arts
"Internal Combat" Discussion Board
Questions, answers, and instructional points pertaining to practical close-combat use of the Internal Arts
TOPIC 1
Chi-Arts/ Hsing Chen “short-hand combat” The below video is a sample of our close-combat training called “short-hand combat”, It includes instruction, demos and student practice. Short-hand practice teaches the student to
Master control of “close space” between the practitioner and attacker that is closer than the normal boxing/ MMA distance, but not quite grappling. If you consider grappling distance to be between 0 and 5 inches, and boxing distance to be between 2 and 5 feet, Short-hand develops skill at the in-between distance between 5 inches and 3 feet. Since that defender-attacker distance is rarely studied in the martial arts, mastering that space gives the knowledgeable defender a distinct advantage.
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Two points are essential to Short-hand training. First, staying in physical contact – meaning arm to arm in initial training (the practitioner must learn to neutralize the slightest gap where a punch or grab can get through). Second, balance with fight training under an awkward standing position teaches the student to be in control of balance (and effectively apply power) under any condition, which affords another distinct advantage.
