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Originally Posted by Michael Wright
To pitch in with the flip side...
In the SBG concept as I understand it, the crazy monkey position is part of a Boxing program that is designed to be non-attributes based. They want someone to walk into their gyms, young or old, and be able to walk out with fundementals that aren't exclusive to athletes with 10 years of training. They see the crazy monkey position as a simple base that anyone can learn to defend themselves against punches coming in from a range of angles.
I applaud anyone who tries to bring martial arts to the every day person, people who really need it, and strip away techniques that are unrealistic to learn given the constraints of natural ability. As I say, not my personal cup of tea and not convinced it is a great option for the ring, but I don't believe that is the motivation behind the technique.
Not an expert, could be wrong, I'm sure Bodhi will be along promptly....
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Crazy monkey is just a beginning stage, as I understand it.
At the training circle, we use crazy monkey to get people boxing very quickly with no experience at all and we're having a lot of success with it.
People very naturally, after a couple months of CM, move into a more common boxing stance and boxing hand position - only falling back to CM when they are getting bombed on.
And for that it works really well.
I wouldn't prescribe someone learn CM and stick with only CM. I think its necessary to learn more relaxed boxing postures as well.
I do think it gives an awesome base for future boxing instruction, and it teaches "Joe off the Street" to protect his head - and quickly.
Guys learn to slip and bob very naturally after a couple of monthso of CM defense and corner drills.
I like teaching the CM/fortress fighter position for self-defense as well. In ring boxing, you are often up against someone your size and strength. In self defense, you are often up against someone much larger or stronger or both.
The CM system is designed to keep as many punches as possible from getting through. That's important for self-defense, because if the opponent is bigger and stronger just a couple of shots can bring on an advantage you can't regain.