High-Level Kenpo Karate Theory

●       Practice the techniques in order, make them continuous, start from the Yellow belt, and practice them equally

●       Once the critical distance breaks, change your eye gaze/focus to the solar plexus and clench your teeth; critical distance is where you can reach the opponent

●       When a person is performing two actions at the same time, detail can be lost; you can complete two similar actions at the same time if they are the same motion

●       If you do not separate basics, details will be lost - practice those basics

●       Do not exaggerate blocks in that there is more than one strike in a fight, and you will lose ground on the next block and leave yourself exposed

●       You block a punch because you cannot name the attack; left/ right punch.  If you can name the attack ‘right punch, etc.,’ then you strike first

●       Law of Angular momentum; speed up by bringing your limbs in, slow by extending

●       Remember, the techniques are one; all the techniques are one!  The only reason they have names is that we need to communicate with one another

●       Speed blocking (vertical block) we do not flex the muscles like an extended block

The two greatest downfalls in fighting:

1) Stating you were not ready – being ready is the willingness to fight.  When something is coming toward a vital area, there is an instinct to run.  The desire to fight is critical to make self-defence techniques work.  If a person backs up, they missed the most straightforward attack to step in and block

2) Not following up appropriately