| Street Fighter Versus a Boxer | | | | Were you able to keep the distance? |
| Imagine a street fighter against a boxer. Or even | | | | How about having your partner trying to force a close |
| some trained in a more classical martial arts against | | | | distance, as you retreat all over the room? If your |
| someone versed in boxing. Once the boxer gets to an | | | | enemy is running at you full blast, can you retreat |
| infighting range, some feel that the fight is all over. | | | | quickly enough, to avoid being hit? |
| How would you deal with someone pounding your | | | | Try the above exercise again -- you continue to |
| midsection from a very close range -- maybe even | | | | retreat, and your partner continues to close the |
| clinching, to prevent you from escaping? | | | | distance. |
| For some, the obvious answer to the above problem | | | | Could you escape if you were given a six-foot buffer? |
| would be to prevent your attacker from getting too | | | | If you started retreating when your opponent was six |
| close in the first place. | | | | feet away, could you escape? How about ten feet? |
| If he or she can't get to an infighting distance, then the | | | | It's not as easy as it seems, is it? |
| boxer's punches will never get close enough to make | | | | Could You Get Distance Against a Boxer? |
| contact, right? | | | | If, all of a sudden, an attacker decided to "get you," |
| In fact, you might even be able to use your "secret | | | | how much warning would you need to get away from |
| weapons" -- your kicks. | | | | those punches to your midsection? |
| Exercise With Practice Partner | | | | How much of a buffer would you need to be able to |
| So, if you are thinking that you'd never let an enemy | | | | respond with your mastered skills? And if you were to |
| get close enough to punch, then it's time for another | | | | respond in time, it wouldn't be with a block, right? You'd |
| practice exercise: | | | | probably have to respond with something more direct, |
| Grab a practice partner. | | | | right? |
| Stand in a neutral stance, feet about shoulder-width | | | | I love wrist locks, but now is not the time to try one. |
| apart. Have your partner run at you from across the | | | | You are getting pounded. You need to respond with |
| room. When he or she gets to almost touching | | | | something direct. |
| distance, you react. Try to move out of the way, | | | | Fighting a boxer? You need a way to get or keep |
| before your feel contact to your ribs or sides, boxer | | | | your distance, or you have to be able to handle the |
| style. | | | | barrage of punches headed toward your body. |