[quote=onepiecejer;2279451]Hi my name’s Jeremy, currently 16 years old. 175 cm around, 127lbs
I have come across this forum recently as a place where I might be able to get some advice from good martial artists.
Martial arts I have done before:
Wing Chun for half a year, I have stopped doing this due to its lack of sparring, didnt really like the idea of “Chi Sau” and the time spent on forms every lesson. However with that said I have great respect for my instructor.
I am currently doing Muay Thai and Krav Maga. I have been learning Muay Thai for around 2-3 months and right now theres some problems
The problem is that during sparring
- I cant get close enough to punch due to opponents push kicks
- When i do get a chance to punch i seem to be only hitting his gloves
- When i go for punches I dont punch like “jab, jab, cross”, but its a habit for me to punching “1,2,3,4” and keep charging at him, which ends with me at a disadvantage
Anyone kind enough to tell me some strategies they use during sparring? Also when I punch a wall bag I have at home i usually hit the middle and third knuckle, is there a way to correct that?
Sorry, this is my first post, excuse me if I sound a bit stupid =][/quote]
hey if this is ur first post welcome to bullshido since your doing mt you’re prolyl nto gonna be subjected to the amount of shit that us chunners ninjers and aikidoka ect. get. regardless on to your question.
I’m a wing chun fighter and I train in muay thai as well. The counter to a push kick that my kru taught me is very similar to a counter my sifu taught me. You know how to perform gan sao right? well step off to the side and open your gan sao a bit to scoop the incoming leg. if you get it from the outside the kick will force them offline adn open up thier back to you. afterwards we were taught to land a power leg kick to the back of the thigh.
As for your covering up problem. IN boxing it’s a little annyoing in Muay Thai it’s great. In fact, one fo my senior student friends told me that he doesnt recommend shelling up as a valid defense unless a last resort. If the guys covering up high I like to chop into his leg with a leg kick. In boxing you have to look for openings on the body so it’s a litle harder but in MT you can jsut kick thier lower body anywhere and keep your hands protecting yourself form counters.
Another strategy I’ve found is the one inch punch from wing chun. I apply it with a jab. Basically alot of guys will try to parry a jab. a few will cover up adn this makes it harder but if they do either of these it can work. this wont work if they avoid the jab or step back on it.
Basically you jab and expect the firstone will be defended. now you relax and then tense again as you punch wihtout retracting your hand back to your face. liek a double jab but made mroe effective since you’re using the tense at the moment of impact wing chun energy. this is not a knockout punch but it usually gets through to thier face and almost always causes a reaction that will let you land a bigger shot.
hope this helps.