Krav Maga. Gershon Ben Keren
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Название: Krav Maga
Автор: Gershon Ben Keren
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Спорт, фитнес
isbn: 9781462916191
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If the person’s left leg is forward, you will need to move to your left, in order to expose their groin.
Push off with your right foot and take a sliding step to your left. The pushing off motion of the right foot will initiate the kicking action of the right leg (all kicks should start with a pushing motion from the floor).
Pull the heel of the right foot back towards your right buttock as you transfer all of your weight onto your left leg. At the same time, bring your arms across your body to maintain a high guard to protect yourself.
Once the heel has reached the buttock and can go no further, the snapping motion of the kick can begin. The toes should be pulled back, in order to protect them, and contact should be made with the instep of the foot or the shin. It is wise to aim with the lower shin, so if the person pulls back the hips further than anticipated, you will still be able to make contact with the instep.
Start to extend/straighten the leg, as you swing the shin/foot through towards the groin.
As you extend and straighten the leg you should push the hip forward into the strike—this will involve you leaning backwards somewhat. This added hip movement will give power to the kick, and help knock the arms away if the person has brought them down to defend themselves.
Whenever you kick, your supporting leg (in this example, the left) should always have a bend at the knee. This will allow you to straighten up, adding more “lift” to the kick, as well as allowing you to move after making the kick, without having to readjust your weight. This is something that is difficult to do with a straight leg, i.e., it would have to be bent first before it could move.
With the right amount of force delivered with the leg and hips, you should be able to “lift” the person up. This puts them in an extremely weak defensive position to deal with any follow up attacks you make (you should never rely on one strike to finish the fight).
Lead Hand Punches and Rear Crosses
As you bring the kicking leg back, return to your original stance, pull your hands back into a more defensive guard. This will not only put your hands in a better defensive position, but will also set them in a position from which you can deliver strong punches (keep your hands open, rather than in fists, as this will keep the arms relaxed and allow you to tighten your fist fully on impact).
The lead hand punch should be delivered with full force and commitment—it should not be considered as a “jab” or set-up punch, but one that has enough force to be effective in its own right.
A common expression in Israel regarding lead hand versus rear hand punches is, “hospital/ graveyard,” i.e., your lead hand punch should put your aggressor in the hospital, your rear hand punch in the graveyard. This is because a rear hand strike can harness the power of both hips and all of the back muscles, along with a complete transfer of weight, and has more space to accelerate.
Whenever you hit somebody with a closed fist, you are attempting to hit them with full force and power. There is never any point in throwing a punch if it doesn’t contain power—and by power we mean all of the force that your body is able to generate. When a punch is thrown, it should not be done as a distracting or disrupting strike, but as a blow that will cause damage. In order for this to be effective, two things must first occur:
1. You must to be in an optimal position that will allow you to generate full and maximal power (you can use a strike to a soft target to get into such a position);
2. Your aggressor has to be in a disadvantaged position, where the full force of your strike will be felt (if you hit them as they are moving back, for example, the full force of your strike may be lost as it is translated into additional backwards movement, rather than being absorbed by their body). If you can attack them when their feet are planted on a straight line in front of you, they will be in a seriously disadvantaged position.
Starting from a fighting stance…
…Start to move your weight forward, pivoting on the toes.
Push the hip forward, and extend the arm (elbow tight).
Straighten the arm, and tighten/clench the fist.
Recoil the arm by pulling the left hip back.
At the same time drive the right hip and arm forward.
To attain full power with the rear hand punch, both hips have to be involved. The left hip should pull back from the lead hand strike and help push the right hip forward. This double hip motion, coupled with the engagement of the back muscles (notice how in the photo the torso is twisted somewhat), means that the whole upper body and hips are powering the punch. If the power of the right leg is added, pushing the body weight forward, the sheer amount of force generated can start to be appreciated. Whenever we strike with full force, all of our body should be utilized to generate maximum power.
By the time the arm is fully extended, your weight should have transferred to the point where 65–70 percent is on the forward leg and 30–35 percent on the rear leg. The head should still be over the hips, rather than leaning forward, with both front and rear legs bent. Your hips should have dropped and feel “heavy,” while the feet should feel light (sinking the hips will also help you avoid over-reaching the strike and lifting the back foot off the ground). While full commitment must be given to the strike (both emotional and physical), you should still be able to move and readjust your body position without major readjustments in body weight first.
For any punch to contain real power:
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