Depths of Karate Striking

From Al Case at Matrix Martial Arts…

Let’s take off the gloves.

Let me dispel a couple of illusions.

Let’s talk about how deep you strike somebody

in the martial arts.

There are three depths of striking.

First, you strike somebody skin deep.

Bare contact,

no harm,

point fighting.

Excellent stuff.

Trains people without harming them.

Sure, it lacks reality, 

but you can get more reality

by mixing in other training.

Makiwara, sand box, punching bag.

Mix those with your point fighting and

you will become formidable.

Second,

you strike somebody muscle deep.

This is to cause pain and bruises.

It is not to kill somebody.

It is to bruise them and dissuade them.

It is the slap to bring them to their senses

before you stick a knife in them.

We use this in a very controlled manner

when we are doing form applications.

We build ourselves and our partners up

by striking them harder and harder,

but still don’t damage them.

Third,

you strike somebody bone deep.

This is the punch or block designed

to break a bone or…

to end a life.

To punch skin deep is to touch,

to punch muscle deep is to bruise,

to punch bone deep is to render them

broken and unconscious.

Good karate,

or any good martial art

will enable the student to progress

through the depths of strikes

so he can use the right one at the right time.

I think that being able to

strike somebody bone deep

is a skill worth acquiring.

I wrote a book on how to develop a third level strike.

it is called:

The Hardest Punch in the World

Have a great work out!

Al

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