Angle Theory: Part 3 - Elevation
In this installment of Angle Theory, we're going to discuss how elevation plays a role in diversifying the application of your angles of strike.
When learning the angles, we generally associate each angle with a particular target on the body. This presumes that we are taking the entire body into account, and that the target body is directly in front.
Now it is simply a matter of reorienting that body along the Y axis. The easiest way to do this is to have your partner stand on a chair. Alternatively, you can drop to one knee while doing our strikes (though this might prevent the lower angles since the floor will be in the way). In this circumstance, an angle 1 now naturally targets the hip instead of the head. An angle 3 now targets the foot or knee instead of the hip.
This concept is glaringly obvious, but the point of it is to disconnect the association of the angle of strike and its default target. This will come into play on the reverse side when examining blocks and deflections.
When learning the angles, we generally associate each angle with a particular target on the body. This presumes that we are taking the entire body into account, and that the target body is directly in front.
Now it is simply a matter of reorienting that body along the Y axis. The easiest way to do this is to have your partner stand on a chair. Alternatively, you can drop to one knee while doing our strikes (though this might prevent the lower angles since the floor will be in the way). In this circumstance, an angle 1 now naturally targets the hip instead of the head. An angle 3 now targets the foot or knee instead of the hip.
This concept is glaringly obvious, but the point of it is to disconnect the association of the angle of strike and its default target. This will come into play on the reverse side when examining blocks and deflections.