{"id":3558,"date":"2012-04-24T21:25:59","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T21:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2012-05-09T19:24:25","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T19:24:25","slug":"savate-and-purring-and-wing-chun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/fight-like-a-gentleman\/bartitsu-blog\/savate-and-purring-and-wing-chun\/","title":{"rendered":"Savate and Purring and Wing Chun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The similarities are striking. Or the kicking. Good writing does not happen through bad puns.<\/p>\n<h2>Targeting the Shin and Knee<\/h2>\n<p>The common advice among all practical forms of self-defence regarding kicks is: &#8220;Never use high kicks.&#8221; I hope you&#8217;ve heard that before, so I won&#8217;t spend too much time explaining the reasoning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The higher the kick, the more your balance is compromised<\/li>\n<li>The victim can see the kick coming because it is closer to their eye-line<\/li>\n<li>It takes longer to deliver the kick, so there is more time for the target to react<\/li>\n<li>Low kicks cannot be effectively blocked with the arms<\/li>\n<li>Kicking the legs successfully or unsuccessfully will destabilize the opponent<\/li>\n<li>High kicks require stretching and accurately assessing target height, whereas everyone&#8217;s shins are the same height and always accessible<\/li>\n<li>Many more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wing Chun Kicks<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gkGK0ilYyvg?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Purring Like an Irishman<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rah8RMrVsLg?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This video discusses purring in the first 30 seconds then goes on to Savate and the instructor&#8217;s personal preferences regarding those techniques.<\/p>\n<h2>Savate<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFLrgdncDcY?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Modern Savate includes high and low kicks, but for practical purposes, you see that low kicks are preferred.<\/p>\n<h2>Bartitsu Kicks<\/h2>\n<p>In our ongoing study of Bartitsu, we incorporate the low kicks of Savate, which we know were included in the curriculum of the Bartitsu club, although Barton-Wright&#8217;s advice is &#8220;not as the French,&#8221; and there is some debate as to his meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Kicks are an important component of Bartitsu because they are surprising to most assailants, can be very effective and painful when a solid hit connects with the sensitive shin, knee and ankle, and great for enhancing throws by disturbing the opponent&#8217;s balance.<\/p>\n<p>I have training in Wing Chun, so my use of kicks in neo-Bartitsu is highly influenced by the skills I learned through that art, while trying to keep the techniques practical for real-world situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The similarities are striking. Or the kicking. Good writing does not happen through bad puns. Targeting the Shin and Knee The common advice among all practical forms of self-defence regarding kicks is: &#8220;Never use high kicks.&#8221; I hope you&#8217;ve heard that before, so I won&#8217;t spend too much time explaining the reasoning. 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