"The next Krav Maga principle is' APPLY'...It's not
much use having the best punch in the world
if you can't actually USE it.
So let's look at a few ways in which you can
improve your impact methods for the street.
First your posture or stance ... there
are many weird postures in the martial
arts, and it often seems like some
trainees feel as if they are better
'fighters' by having their arms in
some unnatural position and their feet
the same.
So either with a partner holding focus-mitts,
or even facing the punch bag, stand in some
ordinary every day postures, hands at sides,
scratching your head, arms partly (never fully)
folded and so on.
Then strike the mitts or bag FROM WHEREVER YOUR
HANDS ARE. Don't pull them into some martial arts
posture thus giving your opponent a 'signal' that
you are about to strike. With Krav Maga Just hit from where
you are.
Try all kinds of positions, the object
being to develop your ability to be able
to launch a strike from where ever you are.
Practice walking up to, or past the bag/partner
and launch your strikes from there.
Lean into him with your hand cupped over one
ear and say "Sorry Mate, what did you say?"
then as he starts to repeat, just use the hand over
the ear and strike hard from where it is.
You get the idea now, don't telegraph your strikes - be
able to hit from anywhere with Krav Maga Teqnichues."
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