| Ninpo-taijutsu, the unarmed combat method of Japan's | | | | 1) Your opponent will see it and defend against it, or... |
| ancient Ninja night-warriors, is unlike virtually every | | | | 2) The distance will diminish the power of your strike |
| other system of hand-to-hand combat that has ever | | | | by the time it gets to the target. |
| been devised by man. This is not an unbiased opinion | | | | Now, don't get me wrong. These are VERY powerful |
| from a practitioner - but an assessment based on | | | | punches. However... |
| years of experience on the streets and dealing with | | | | ...the true Ninja knows that there is a HUGE difference |
| real-world attacks from real-world assailants! | | | | between powerful and "effective." |
| This article focuses on the concept of speed-punching | | | | So, how does a Ninja throw a "speed-punch?" |
| from the Ninja's perspective. After learning this secret | | | | The truth is that nearly ALL punches within the art of |
| lesson from the Ninja's arsenal, you will understand two | | | | Ninjutsu are "speed punches." They're just not like the |
| very important things. You will understand: | | | | one I outlined above. |
| 1) How the Ninja thinks differently about the concepts | | | | No. The Ninja, always thinking about the laws of nature |
| of both speed and punching, and... | | | | and choosing to take a scientific approach, knows |
| 2) Why, if you want to be a master of the art of | | | | that... |
| Ninjutsu - if you want to be a real Ninja - you're going | | | | Distance = Time |
| to have to develop the ability to always "think outside | | | | What that means is that, regardless of how quickly |
| the box!" | | | | you can move your body parts, the distance between |
| But, before I go into the Ninja's idea of speed-punching, | | | | where the fists starts, and how far it has to travel to |
| let's take a look at the conventional concept for doing | | | | impact the target, effects the overall "speed" of that |
| it. Okay? | | | | particular punch. |
| So, when you think about punching with speed, what | | | | So, the Ninja controls the distance, not the speed at |
| comes to mind? | | | | which the arm is required to move! |
| I'm betting that it has something to do with using | | | | In fact, when you understand this concept, and the |
| muscle and the quick extension and flexing of the | | | | principle in action, you will actually be able to move |
| parts of your arm to get the fist to the target as | | | | slowly and yet, with proper timing, you're attacker will |
| quickly as possible. Right? | | | | never see the punch! By positioning the fist as close to |
| And, that would be the way most fighters, regardless | | | | the target BEFORE you deliver the punch, actually |
| of the system, think about it too. | | | | does more to create a faster punch, than trying to |
| But, the problem with this is that, the more time that it | | | | punch from the conventional starting position used by |
| takes for the fist to travel through space, the more | | | | most fighters. |
| likelihood that either: | | | | |