[I:http://yozing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AlCase9.jpg]I know, kickboxing karate isn’t real, but it is a translation of arts. When you go from karate to kickboxing, or from kickboxing back to karate, you can win every single contest you are in by knowing the three things I am going to tell you here. We are dealing only with the fists, mind you, so you have to control the distance to make sure that you stay at punching range.

If you are going to try to use this information with the feet we would have to set up an art called karate tae kwon do…grin. Or, if you were going to use it with fancy trapping manuevers we might call it shaolin kickboxing. Call it anything you want, the techniques will work, but you might have to make some changes.

Before we get started I should tell you about the set up for the three techniques. The set up is to have the hands extended, palms facing outward, elbows about 135 degrees, so that the hands are in front of the shoulders. This, incidentally, is a universal peace sign, an ‘I don’t want to fight,’ which is a good thing because it is better to avoid a fight in the first place.

The basic principle here is that two objects can’t occupy the same place in space. Go on, shove one chair through another chair. You’ll just end up with kindling.

First Technique, he is going to have to go around your fist and arms, and you can defend with a hard block and punch. This isn’t a counter strike, this is done simultaneous with a slight body shift/sidestep maneuver. You will have taken the initiative of the fight and can follow up with an attack on the inside line.

Second technique, he is going to try shifting to the front of your hands and leading with a jab, and you can just let him pass and punch on his body as you wish. With either of these two movements your opponent is trying to go around you, and this will set him up by shutting his weapons down, or opening targets up for you to hit. Either way, yo’re going to have the advantage.

Third technique, and this is the one we want to really go for, is when he tries to go between your hands. He can be stopped easily, and, the potential for trapping him, simply by bringing your hands together, is large. You push his elbow and his wrist and develop an arm bar, and when he tries to back out, or otherwise escape, you elbow roll him, and you can work elbow spikes and secondary punches, all while keeping him trapped and unable to fight back.

This fighting technique can further be improved by shifting the body or changing the distance between your palms, thus encouraging your attacker to do exactly what you want. In other words, you will have created the path of his entry, and nobody is easier to beat than a fighter who is predictable. So, there you go, that is how you actually apply matrixing concepts to the first moves of a fight, and when you win that battle just tell everybody you study kickboxing karate…heh.

You can get more freestyle tactics that work, and find out about Matrix Martial Arts at Monster Martial Arts. Pick up a free ebook about Matrixing while you’re there. 2

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