Ghost

Hi Tigerclaw, i think the problem comes at the point you try to apply these techniques.
For instance, against a thai boxer, how would you apply an eye gouge, a lot of the soft tissue strikes can be blocked in the same manner as any other strike.
In fact in thai boxing we stress this, that blocks are to block an entire area, whats coming at you makes no different. So i can fight a TKD and block his kicks with the same techniques as i use for thai boxing.
This is because there are only so many angles of attack.

Lets take the abdomen for example. Be it a back kick, a side kick or a push kick, we use the same defense. We simply see the angle of attack and then apply the block.
This would make it hard to land blows against a thai boxer. We have loads of punches thrown at our eyes all day long. so what happens when your strike at the eye doesnt land and we counter?

So what im getting at is that the shots you are talking about are very easy to defend against. and thats where it falls down in terms of it being what you rely on to win.

I mean dont think id fight in the ring in the same way id fight street. I can headbutt, bite etc. i mean in boxing we aim for the throat when punching anyway as we keep the chin down.

I get what you are getting at though. But you would come unstuck too easily imo.
How will you deal with the punches and kicks that will be coming your way?

I think the techniques you list have their place and should be learnt, and im aware they are lacking in thai boxing and the like. But quite honestly i think you would be in for a shock.

Ive sparred many kung fu students over the years and never had any trouble knocking them from one side of the room to the other. I dont see how they can land these "special techniques" if they cant land anything else.

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