Straight blast

[pug32]

Just after a couple of opinions on how effective you all rate its effectiveness as a technique and any tips on getting it right?

Also am i alone in thinking it looks fairly silly :)


Cheers

[Chase]

Just after a couple of opinions on how effective you all rate its effectiveness as a technique and any tips on getting it right?

Also am i alone in thinking it looks fairly silly :)


Cheers

Hi pug32, Yes, but a functional silly since all of are directed at the nuts from the chair. :D :D :D
Ingat ka,

[pug32]

Hi pug32, Yes, but a functional silly since all of are directed at the nuts from the chair. :D :D :D
Ingat ka,
I guess using someones spuds as a speed ball would be fairly functional :)

[Tireces]

its designed largely to keep forcing an opponent back and keeping them from recovering from something you just hit them with. It's always applied pushing forward with your legs, which is why it will be a lot more forceful than it looks, if you do it right. Many people love the confusion and constant barrage a straight blast brings, and find it very useful in "real" situations. So what if it "looks silly"? Focus on the tree, not the flowers!

[Chase]

I guess using someones spuds as a speed ball would be fairly functional :)

Hi pug, LOL! Now that was funny! There are a few perks to using a chair. :D :D :D :D

[Yukimushu]

I remember i was sparring with a friend, and all of a sudden he came at me with a barrage of straight punches. They sure as hell got me on the retreat and were very difficult to pass simply because they were so direct.

I personally still like to use them in certain situations when sparring! Although i dont know about how effective they'd prove to be in a street situation.

[penguinista3]

I find straight blast very effective in a combat situation but as in anything, it all depends on the individual who execute it. I am trained in thai/filipino and I find that most arts have weakness when employ by individuals and situations. I believe context is the key to any effective techniques.

In my class, I emphasize ranges: kicking, punching, grappling/elbows/knees/headbutts ranges. That all fights comes down to these ranges regardless of styles (something I learned from Paul Vunak's concepts) but the key is to hone it till it becomes a reflex.

[Tireces]

should it be long-medium-short, not ranges specific to certain attacks?

[pug32]

In my class, I emphasize ranges: kicking, punching, grappling/elbows/knees/headbutts ranges. That all fights comes down to these ranges regardless of styles (something I learned from Paul Vunak's concepts) but the key is to hone it till it becomes a reflex.

It is also taught to me by my instructor as part of Paul Vunak's system

Tireces - So does the majority of the fiorward pressure come from the legs? Any other technique points?

If i'm going to look silly it needs to be very effective :D

[Tireces]

The leg pressure pretty much comes naturally if youre doing it properly, because the guy will keep going back, and you go right there with him, and you're essentially steamrolling your opponent. I remember one nice exercise where we had one partner hold a kicking shield, and the other's goal was to straight blast them all the way to the other side of the room.

[Ad McG]

It is also taught to me by my instructor as part of Paul Vunak's system

I read that somewhere on his site this guy used it all the time to enter into close range, then proceeded with elbows, headbutts etc. It worked a lot for him. Great way to confuse, shock and disorientate an opponent. Imagine a zillion stiff jabs hitting you in the face really fast. That's what it's like!

[pug32]

I read that somewhere on his site this guy used it all the time to enter into close range, then proceeded with elbows, headbutts etc. It worked a lot for him. Great way to confuse, shock and disorientate an opponent. Imagine a zillion stiff jabs hitting you in the face really fast. That's what it's like!

As it has been taught to me that is excatly what Paul Vunaks system uses it for. They will throw up some sort of half way defense giving you a reference point to then go in with the head, knees and elbows.

[LeeGreg89]

I heard a straight blast is a series of fast punches it suppoused to make the oppenent back off does anyone have a clip so i can see if im doing it right

[Chase]

I remember i was sparring with a friend, and all of a sudden he came at me with a barrage of straight punches. They sure as hell got me on the retreat and were very difficult to pass simply because they were so direct.

I personally still like to use them in certain situations when sparring! Although i dont know about how effective they'd prove to be in a street situation.
Hi Yuki, It breaks up the opponent's rythm everytime you throw it into the mix, I think. As far as effectiveness, it depends on the target.
Ingat ka, ;)

[Tireces]

One thing to keep in mind is not only how quickly a straight blast can be started off another attack, but how quickly you can stop it and throw something else, like a cross, or even a lead hand hook, both can be quite nasty, especially on someone who is confused and off guard, and therefore less likely to "roll with the punches".

[Hannibal]

I have used it many, many times and it is great!

One thing to bear in mind i sthat you don't just "blast" someone. You must give them a bit of pain first THEN blast and then FINISH! The straight blast is a pressure technique to set up a bigger shot (like Head, Knees or elbows) or to enter to a sweep or lock.

Like so many other things it depends upon timing and practice, but doen right it can really save yer' arse!

[jaymdubbs]

leegreg89- if u interested there is a few video clips on a DVD of bruce straight blasting freakin fast :D .

look silly? yea right :D

[Chilu]

Do you have any of those clips? I have no clue what a straight blast is but I have heard of it :). Someone mentioned using your legs to get power, does that come from the thrusting in fencing? I heard jkd had some fencing stuff in it.

[Hannibal]

the "power" comes from the forward pressure applied when blasting. People do vary somewhat in how they blast but generlly it is like doing a 100m sprint whilst "chain punching" (a la Wing Chun)

The aim is not to knock someone out so much as to put them totally off balance for a finishing blow

[LeeGreg89]

leegreg89- if u interested there is a few video clips on a DVD of bruce straight blasting freakin fast :D .

look silly? yea right :D


Wha DvD so i can buy it

[tonymok125]

[QUOTE=Hannibal]The straight blast is a pressure technique to set up a bigger shot (like Head, Knees or elbows) or to enter to a sweep or lock. QUOTE]

Yeah definitely! There was 2 ways in which to do it, well I was taught this anyway. Use long blows to force the opponent back, then when the opponent stops going back then use smaller faster blows, which then inevitably leads to a follow up! BANG!