Theory Questions (Answers Below)

What part of the body is used in performing a particular technique?
At what height and line of the body is a particular technique performed?
What is an inside technique?
What is an outside technique?
What is an inward technique?
What is an outward technique?
Where is the opponent when performing a particular technique?
What is the difference between a back elbow and a side elbow?
What is the difference between a front elbow and an upward elbow?
What is a front block?
Why do we use circular motion?
What is the width and length of a particular stance?
What is the weight distribution for a particular stance?

What part of the body is used in performing a particular technique?

Knowing what part of the body is used in performing a technique is essential to performing it correctly.

At what height and line of the body is a particular technique performed?

Knowing the height and line of a technique is essential to performing it correctly.

What is an inside technique?

An inside technique is a technique that is performed on the inside of the opponents body. For example, the middle block performed in number 1 of three-step sparring.

What is an outside technique?

An outside technique is a technique that is performed on the outside of the opponents body. For example, the middle block performed in number 2 of three-step sparring.

What is an inward technique?

A inward technique moves towards the center-line of the body.

What is an outward technique?

A outward technique moves away from the center-line of the body.

Where is the opponent when performing a particular technique?

Remember, when performing techniques and patterns we always have an imaginary opponent. For this to be achieved efficiently, it is essential that the location of the opponent is known.

What is the difference between a back elbow and a side elbow?

Back elbow and side elbow are two different techniques. They have different targets, are performed in different ways and are against targets in different positions. Also, the back elbow is performed using a finger-belly

What is the difference between a front elbow and an upper elbow?

The front elbow can be used on a number of targets. The upper elbow really only has one target, the point of the chin. Also, they are performed in different ways.

What is a front block?

A front block is a block that is performed at the center-line of the body.

Why do we use circular motion?

We use circular motion to generate power. For some techniques, the normal linear motion is not sufficient to generate the required power so we use circular motion instead.

What is the width and length of a particular stance?

It is important to know the width and length of each stance with the most common distances being one shoulder width, and one and a half times shoulder width. It is also important to know where these measurements are taken from, for example the outside of one foot to the outside of the other, or the big toe to the big toe.

What is the weight distribution for a particular stance?

Again, as with the width and length of stances, the weight distribution is very important and should be known for each stance.