In combat martial arts we create leverage in our techniques
by aligning our bodies to create more force for less effort. For instance on a
lead leg side kick we can multiply our body weight in the delivery of the kick
by aligning our head, hip and heel. If we make contact with these three body
parts in a straight line from the kicking foot to the hip and to the head we
can generate more force for less effort.
On a right cross or left jab we do the
same a strong and bio-mechanically correct technique creates force not just
through speed and strength but by aligning the body in such a way as to deliver
the most body weight we can. The difference between a heavy puncher and a light
puncher in a boxing match is not their weight differences as there isn’t much
of that but in how they apply the technique. If you examine the position of a
fighter delivering a knockout technique you will often observe that his fist,
elbow, shoulder, hip and both feet are closely aligned to maximise his leverage
or force.
In life we can align with others who have similar aims such
as a political pressure group, an association or organisation. Consider here
the similarities between these first 4 leverage stratagems. Recruitment is you
recruiting others to create leverage, tiring them is you persuading the
opponent to use all his leverage, isolation is the opposite of recruitment and
alignment is effectively joining someone else’s army. To fully understand
strategy and how to use it you must consider how the different strategies
contrast and compare. Without this you can never fully master them which if you
think about it removes the leverage that you could have exerted had you studied
them well enough.
Best wishes
Tony Higo
8th Degree Black Belt
Chief Instructor - National Martial Arts Colleges - UK
www.nat-mac.co.uk
0800 092 0948
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