johnwang wrote:Jarek wrote:"Everything" else comes out of the trunk, because the trunk has the DNA of all the material you have studied.
Not sure I understand your point. Could you provide more detail on this? Let's use the "left front kick" (trunk) as an example. If you opponent blocks
1. to your right, you will spin to your right and combine with a right spin back fist (branch 1).
2. to your left, you will spin to your left and combine with a right palm strike to the neck (branch 2).
3. downward, you will step in and combine with a left straight punch to the face (branch 3).
4. upward, you will ...
How can spin back fist, palm strike, and straight punch have the DNA of the front kick?
To react a variety of ways you described you need to know: how to spin (footwork), back fist, palm strike, punching... You focus on the left front kick, but to apply it effectively taking into consideration possible changes involved, you have to have a load of skill under your belt. You will be famous for your kick (people will be saying "Wang is so good with his front kick, nobody can defend himself against it"), but in fact the kick that is just a part of a bigger array of skills, which is the DNA of the whole sequence. Without back fist, palm strikes, punches, footwork and reflexes the front kick set up will not work. This was my point.
Or perhaps I misunderstood your point too