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mike lee · 01-23-2003, 02:52 AM

One solid punch and the wind can get knocked out of a person. Then he can't breath for about 10 seconds. An attacker can do a lot of damage in 10 seconds.

In practice, I always imagine nage is punching with a knife in his hand. This makes the exercise seem more life threatening.

If someone wants to be cute and quickly withdraw the punch, follow the fist in while moving to the side and execute an irimi-nage.

Nevertheless, even if you miss grabbing the hand, everybody's still safe, right?

01-23-2003, 02:52 AM	#15
mike lee Location: Taipei, Taiwan Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 646 Offline	maintain focus and intensity One solid punch and the wind can get knocked out of a person. Then he can't breath for about 10 seconds. An attacker can do a lot of damage in 10 seconds. In practice, I always imagine nage is punching with a knife in his hand. This makes the exercise seem more life threatening. If someone wants to be cute and quickly withdraw the punch, follow the fist in while moving to the side and execute an irimi-nage. Nevertheless, even if you miss grabbing the hand, everybody's still safe, right? Last edited by mike lee : 01-23-2003 at 02:54 AM.