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    Kickboxing: Blocks, Parries, And Defensive Movement: From Initiation To Knockout: Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #5
    Kickboxing: Blocks, Parries, And Defensive Movement: From Initiation To Knockout: Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #5
    Kickboxing: Blocks, Parries, And Defensive Movement: From Initiation To Knockout: Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #5
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    Kickboxing: Blocks, Parries, And Defensive Movement: From Initiation To Knockout: Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #5

    By Martina Sprague

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    A successful kickboxer must be complete in all aspects of his game, and offense cannot survive without defense, and vice versa. Many kickboxers think of defense as simply avoiding a strike or kick. But good defense has many other purposes. Your goal defensively is to make your opponent pay a price. Good defense protects you from harm and creates offense. Blocking or moving to avoid a strike will in itself not win the fight. It is impossible to protect against all strikes, and you will get hit. You should therefore strive to use the momentum of good defense to launch a counterattack. Good defense destroys your opponent's weapons. Begin thinking of your blocks as strikes and not simply as means of thwarting your opponent's attack. By selecting the right block and executing it in the proper manner, we can punish our opponent's offensive weapons and eventually render those weapons harmless. It takes more energy to fight offensively than defensively. Defense, with its shorter and more compact moves, should therefore be used between offense to replenish your energies and tire your opponent. Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout comprises a series of short books with focus on learning specific techniques and strategies for the exciting sport of competition kickboxing. With plenty of pictures, each book breaks the material down into bite-size pieces that allow you to practice to perfection. The material in this book previously appeared in Complete Kickboxing, now out of print, and is great for straight boxing, too.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMartina Sprague
    Release dateFeb 15, 2018
    ISBN9781386099567
    Kickboxing: Blocks, Parries, And Defensive Movement: From Initiation To Knockout: Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout, #5
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    Martina Sprague

    Martina Sprague grew up in the Stockholm area of Sweden. She has a Master of Arts degree in Military History from Norwich University in Vermont and has studied a variety of combat arts since 1987. As an independent scholar, she writes primarily on subjects pertaining to military and general history, politics, and instructional books on the martial arts. For more information, please visit her website: www.modernfighter.com.

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      Kickboxing - Martina Sprague

      INTRODUCTION TO DEFENSE

      Now that you have learned some offensive skills related to basic punching and kicking in other books of the Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout series, it's time to learn good defensive skills. A successful kickboxer must be complete in all aspects of his game, and offense cannot survive without defense, and vice versa. Defense can be broken down into three major target areas: lower body, upper body, and head. In addition, there are two parts to basic defense:

      1. Blocks and parries.

      2. Head and body movement.

      Which part of your body you use (hand, forearm, elbow, shin) when blocking or parrying depends on the type of strike you are defending against and on your target. All blocks can be done with either the lead or rear hand (or leg). In addition, blocks can be either linear, as when meeting the strike straight, or circular, as when redirecting the path of the strike. Head and body movement can likewise be linear or circular and is determined by the type of strike you are defending against, and whether the movement is used defensively (slipping, bobbing and weaving, ducking), or offensively (jamming, gapping). As in the other books of the Kickboxing: From Initiation To Knockout series, all techniques are explained from a left fighting stance. If you are a southpaw (a left-handed kickboxer who fights from a right stance), you must reverse the descriptions.

      MAKE YOUR OPPONENT PAY A PRICE

      Many kickboxers think of defense as simply avoiding a strike or kick. But good defense has many other purposes. Your goal defensively is to make your opponent pay a price. The objective of good defense is four-fold:

      1. Protect you from harm. If the defensive move fails to defend, it is of little value. A good block requires a minimum amount of movement with minimal target exposure. To accomplish this, block everything that comes above the waist with your hands, forearms, or elbows, and everything that comes below the waist with your legs. If you get in the habit of dropping your hand to block a low kick, you will leave yourself open at the head. Blocks can therefore be broken down into upper and lower body blocks.

      2. Create offense. Blocking, in itself, will not win the fight. It is impossible to protect against all strikes. You will get hit. You should therefore strive to use the momentum of good defense to launch a counterattack.

      3. Destroy your opponent's weapons. Although the very nature of blocking is defensive, if you execute your blocks properly, they can be highly destructive to your opponent's offensive weapons. For the purpose of this training segment, you should change your mindset about blocking from defensive to offensive. Begin thinking of your blocks as strikes and not simply as means of thwarting your opponent's attack. By selecting the right block and executing it in the proper manner, we can punish our opponent's offensive weapons and eventually render those weapons harmless. Elbow blocks and shin blocks, especially, can be used to inflict enough harm on your opponent's strike or kick that he becomes reluctant to use it again.

      4. Tire your opponent. It takes more energy to fight offensively than defensively. Defense, with its shorter and more compact moves, should therefore be used between offense to replenish your energies and tire your opponent. Superior defense, which encourages your opponent to throw lengthy combinations without landing anything of value, is likely to frustrate and tire him in seconds. In kickboxing competition, particularly when the fight may be lengthy, the person who tires first will likely lose. When your opponent is exhausted and frustrated, his defense is lacking. This is a good time to explode with offense.

      We easily get in the habit of trading blows with our opponent. But since a single properly placed punch or kick can end the fight, you should fight with forethought and safety in mind. Being overly cautious, however, and trying to avoid every strike thrown at you will never win the fight. There is a fine line between offense and defense. While you should adopt an attitude of offense, you should also keep defense in the back of your mind and use it to feed your offensive techniques.

      THE VICIOUS ELBOW

      The elbow is one of the hardest bones in the human body and perhaps the most effective blocking weapon the kickboxer possesses. By using the elbows as weapons against your opponent's feet, shins, and fists, you can inflict damage to those offensive tools.

      Using your elbows for blocking allows you to keep your hands high for protection. Avoid dropping your hand low to block, as

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