The Importance of Hitting Your Targets

Hello, today I would like to spend some time talking about striking at your opponents most vulnerable targets. There are two schools of thought on this when it comes to martial arts.

Some arts teach you how to strike hard and fast for as long as you can. Their theory here is that you will overwhelm and eventually defeat your opponent through the shear power and volume of your striking.

Other arts believe that accurately hitting your opponent in vulnerable areas is the key to defeating him or her. In Kung Fu San Soo we are taught to strike with balance, leverage and power to vital areas of the body. We do this by working slowly and with accuracy when striking the vital targets of our training partners body. Over a period of time (years) it becomes second nature to position ourselves to effectively strike these targets.

We are also taught to strike our opponents so that we “set up” the body for the next strike, or combination of strikes to vital targets. This is were your leverage and power come in because if you hit a certain target you will know how and where your opponents body will move and can be ready to provide maximum power to your next strike to another vital organ or target.

A martial artist can be big, strong and powerful but if he is hitting you in places that do minimum damage then you still have a chance to subdue and neutralize his attack.

Some of the vulnerable areas of the body to hit are:

Front of The Body Knee Groin Bladder Liver Spleen Solar Plexus Sternum Heart Throat Jaw Hinge Nose Eyes Temple

Back of the Body Back of Knee Kidneys Center of Spine Trapezius Collar Bone Base of the Neck Base of the Skull

By knowing what areas of the body are most vulnerable to attack and striking at these targets in a systematic way you can eliminate any threat to yourself or your loved ones in an altercation. So, know your targets and practice hitting them often because the importance of correctly hitting your targets could one day save your life!

Until next time ……

Happy Training!

Tony