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A Note About Training
You should aim to train in a martial arts school so that you have live partners to train safely and spar with because training from a book is not enough; you need that “live” energy and resistance that only another person can provide. As you train, focus on results and effectiveness!
Footnotes
1 Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee
2 This is also attributed to Guru Dan Inosanto and Jiddu Krishnamurti
CHAPTER 1
Understanding Strategy and Concepts
The crucial foundation for hand-to-hand combat is based on mastering the ranges of fighting, using the natural weapons of your body and knowing where to hit the opponent’s body. This is as true for the streets as it is for the ring.
Fighting Ranges
The fighting range describes the distance between you and your opponent. This distance is rarely fixed1 and changes in the heat of battle. An understanding of fighting ranges requires knowing how to move in and out of range and knowing what offensive and defensive tools work best in the different ranges. Whether you are empty-handed on the streets or wearing gloves in an MMA arena, the following are the four ranges of hand-to-hand combat.2