Put Fajin into your Jabs!
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 3:38 am
It doesn't really matter if it's the Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi, Baji etc. way (Mine's a combination of Xinyiliuhe and Taiji). It works. Very well. Stops them in their tracks and keeps them afraid of getting too close.
While you're at it, try to add some Shuaijin (or Bianjin - bian = whip) to your Baiquan (like "loose hooks"), haymaker etc. a la Tongbiquan, Tanglangquan etc. These are devastatingly effective. When gloveless or with MMA gloves you can replace jabs with "whips", which are faster than fists.
I'm spending my last half year or so in China training with boxers and a bit of Sanda people. They do their thing and I do mine. The coach really respects me and is giving me great tips on how to use what I have learned more effectively. He has a lot of fighting and teaching experience and was an army instructor for years. I see him laughing all the time when I put my traditional stuff to good use and my opponents are looking dazed (literally) and confused. He told me to never listen to what any one else says about these traditional fighting techniques. They are working just fine!
When the weather gets warmer (and OH GOD is it cold here up in the Dongbei) I'll really be put to the test as better opponents emerge from hibernation..
While you're at it, try to add some Shuaijin (or Bianjin - bian = whip) to your Baiquan (like "loose hooks"), haymaker etc. a la Tongbiquan, Tanglangquan etc. These are devastatingly effective. When gloveless or with MMA gloves you can replace jabs with "whips", which are faster than fists.
I'm spending my last half year or so in China training with boxers and a bit of Sanda people. They do their thing and I do mine. The coach really respects me and is giving me great tips on how to use what I have learned more effectively. He has a lot of fighting and teaching experience and was an army instructor for years. I see him laughing all the time when I put my traditional stuff to good use and my opponents are looking dazed (literally) and confused. He told me to never listen to what any one else says about these traditional fighting techniques. They are working just fine!
When the weather gets warmer (and OH GOD is it cold here up in the Dongbei) I'll really be put to the test as better opponents emerge from hibernation..