ENTER THE MATRIX AND WATCH THE FULL VIDEO LESSON CAREFULLY: Repeated viewings of GM Perkins’ movement while flowing with students yields tremendous insights into how to react properly; words cannot fully convey this but you will begin to feel in your own body what is effective GC movement. · This short video shows how Slapping (backhand or forehand) powered by dropping, is devastating. · Note: these are not pitty-pat slaps. They are Body-Unitized Drop Strikes. · Drop-slapping is a perfect reaction to pressure on your elbow (a “pivot”- type strike). · John briefly compares slapping, punching, chopping, and palming in terms of targets and effectiveness. · Slap-dropping (and palming) can be more devastating than punching because there’s less give in the wrist bones. · A backhand slap can instantly collapse into an elbow strike. · Slaps can be harder for the enemy to grab or defend against than punches because they’re more liquid. · Slaps can morph more easily into other weapons and targets than punches and are thus more versatile. · Since slaps use an open hand, they are more conducive to sensitive combat flow than rigid fists.
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