tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post4294484678128650353..comments2023-12-29T22:43:36.136+02:00Comments on Soo Shim Kwan 水心館수심관: Targeting PlexusesSkryfblokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329458286217107784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post-84547421448403341762012-05-20T16:40:00.409+02:002012-05-20T16:40:00.409+02:00I've seen some work done by Shaolin monks to h...I've seen some work done by Shaolin monks to harden muscles for striking and the internal strike that is required to penetrate that kind of conditioning. But so far, I have yet to see much research or data on what kind of strike penetrates... blubber as you described it. Which is a bit curious and troublesome for me. I suppose the Ancients didn't have to worry about that issue. Either you were an excellently trained warrior with muscles or you were a starving sack of bones. The fat lazy nobles and what not, were neither but then you would normally kill them with spear, fire, arrow, or sword.<br /><br />One personal test that I just happened by was with a 240+ pound East European. We were hitting the stomach for conditioning, like the Kyokushin guys do. He had a rather substantial belly, though not as huge as those suffering from obesity or lack of exercise. It was enough that my fist would have to penetrate a few inches though since we were hitting at stomach or belt level. I did a normal speed punch from bow stance but calculated the range so that I only barely touched the fat. The punch had almost no penetration in terms of distance. My partner said, after about 3 hits, that it was too much so I dampened it down even further. I never felt my fist hit the muscles or the fat underneath the muscles. We didn't do much experimentation after that point, since the drill was ended, so I couldn't tell what the cause of that was. Was I able to send energy through the fat like a shockwave and he felt it? Did he just have low tolerance for pain and has never gone light or full contact in training? Shrugs<br /><br />I don't see youtube videos testing this out either.... Maybe it's not a real issue at all, but until I have concrete certified independent data from 3 sources, it's hard to make assumptions given the risks involved.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post-63299822665906552752012-05-20T11:52:56.286+02:002012-05-20T11:52:56.286+02:00"One of the goals of accessing the solar plex...<i>"One of the goals of accessing the solar plexus as a target from what I was taught is to destroy the diaphragm"</i><br /><br />Yes, the diaphragm is the likely target. <br /><br />And disrupting someone's balance is one of the main strategic goals of (traditional) martial arts, I think.SooShimKwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864922377526465321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post-7061320416401529722012-05-19T04:12:30.688+02:002012-05-19T04:12:30.688+02:00One of the goals of accessing the solar plexus as ...One of the goals of accessing the solar plexus as a target from what I was taught is to destroy the diaphragm and make a person unable to use it for breathing. This level of internal damage would also tend to affect the CNS and contributing blood vessels/nerves. It takes a lot of external training to be able to do that with a hand strike, but there's a shortcut which borrows elements from internal power generation.<br /><br />Once a person's balance is off with their head forward of their pelvis due to even an inaccurate hit, many more targets open up as a consequence. Where one does not succeed, try try again.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post-48436419311813413022012-03-04T03:13:12.548+02:002012-03-04T03:13:12.548+02:00Dear Joao,
Thank you for visiting and for your co...Dear Joao,<br /><br />Thank you for visiting and for your contribution.SooShimKwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864922377526465321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232825159765940340.post-43368529160585253582012-03-03T03:30:48.074+02:002012-03-03T03:30:48.074+02:00I grew up all my life in Tae Kwon Do. My father wa...I grew up all my life in Tae Kwon Do. My father was an instructor many years before I was born. Pressure point were kind of beyond what most professionals can do. I've only see them effective in ground combat.Joao Armentahttp://cardiofitnessequipment.net/noreply@blogger.com