12/04/2024
More notes from my old GC notebook after working with John [Note: these are all movements I felt/experienced John doing, BUT, as John would say, do not memorize these as techniques, regard them simply as ideas to stimulate your own creativity]:
8/20/14
--Up elbow strike to hammer fist down
--Use elbow flow: stab, destroy their arms/hands
--HIT ARMS AS PART OF FLOW (NOT JUST WEASELING) WITH CHOPS, PUNCHES, ELBOWS
--SQUEEZE (pulse) their arms in slightly with forearms or elbows to set up reaction
--More stealthy, curving fingertip action with small pulses to get a reaction
--Use up elbow to clear same side arm's hand for punch
--Use fingers to skip to new control points
--Leave 20% of yield in reserve to suck them in and break, torque, etc., grab above elbow and torque inwards or gently place vert elbow against arm as breaking lever
--ONE fake ONLY! (two or more gives them time to recover)
--Never give attacker a square target
--Combat flow with KNEES, kicks, DOWN elbows
--DON'T LET THEM TOUCH YOUR ELBOWS! If they do, hammer fist their hands
--Iso/tool replace string drill, clear arms without touching elbows (forearm to upper arm)
--Iso string drill with puppeteering, rising falling arms
--MORE CENTERLINE HITTING EVEN WHEN THERE'S SIDE PRESSURE (DON'T CIRCLE OUT SO WIDELY--WASTED MOTION)
--AS SOON AS THEY COMPRESS IN, SHOOT STRAIGHT
STRIKES IN WITH SUBTLE SHOULDER GHOSTING ACTION
--NEVER GIVE ATTACKER A PERPENDICULAR TARGET! DON'T JUST POCKET, TURN
--MAKE ALL THEIR SHOTS GLANCING HITS