Sun Tzu Taught Me How to Block
This sounds really simple, and it is really simple. But it is also incredibly far reaching.
To me, this simply means this: LEARN TO BLOCK OR DODGE.
Like really, really learn it. It's even more important than striking.
This also means footwork. If your footwork is lousy, you'll be a sitting duck every time.
And hey, I guess it also means keep in good shape - because otherwise it doesn't matter how good your techniques are, they'll not help at all when you get smashed by a roid-stuffed bodybuilder.
That's it really. Learn the lesson well. It's a deep one.
Like in my last post, it requires serious, serious drilling. Drilling with reality. There's nothing better than having headgear, small gloves, and someone trying to smash your face in. Because you'll survive fine, and it will teach you more than ten million hours of blocking in the air - which will teach you virtually nothing until you know what it is to be applied to.
That's really why you see dudes who "know karate" getting into a fight and looking pretty much like the other guys who don't really know how to fight. They haven't learnt how to defend themselves with reality. There's no grabbing in karate (or most Martial Arts), there's no grappling, no leg kicks and usually no head punches!
Which means that on the street when you get tackled, punched in the face and kicked repeatedly on the ground, you simply won't know WHAT to do.
So learn the first lesson well. On the street, there are no rules, so you must think accordingly. And you must always ask yourself if, in a real fight, you could block a wild series of punches from multiple opponents. Multiple opponents.
Here's a cool video where they do some wicked moves with some reality:
That's all from me...I think I'll go practice blocking a million times...
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