Re: Stong Side VS. Weak Side? – The Self Defense Company

Re: Stong Side VS. Weak Side?

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Natural…yes….always the first approach.

Now…I have people ask me about Strong vs Weak side. My response? Train till there is no difference. I can hurt a person equally from either side.

So how do you do this?

Easy…..Make sure you train to hit in all directions. Make sure you can strike from Strong side forward and “weak” side forward.

Why?

Cuz you may hit the person…. they move….and not always in the way you would guess. They may require you to take 1 step forward. Now guess what…if you were strong side forward before….you’re weak side forward now aren’t you? Pad work with a partner is the best for this. Your first shot is your favorite side/strike, etc….but then. the partner moves (especially if you hit him hard)….now it’s not so comfortable. Get used to that.

When we say to train to instinctive…that means to be able to hit from ANYWHERE. See closest target, hit with closest weapon, repeat till clear, run like hell.

So yes…train both sides, train from weird angles, train in low light, in the cold, on ice, in the snow, right and left handed. Get creative. Crank up the stereo so loud you can’t think and do a 3 minutes barrage on Bob.

Wanna have real fun….Practice being on the ground, getting up, hitting Bob 3-5 times, dropping down, kick kick crab, and repeat. Do that for 3 minutes. You won’t have a strong and weak side anymore. You’ll have nothing but Drop step body weight strikes….and you’ll then start to feel what it’s like to be “balanced” in this system.

There’s no art to this, but you can be good in SDTS. Or…you work and train and teach others…. and become DAMN good in SDTS.

Ask any of us who have been doing this for a few years…or teaching….at some point you can pretty much do whatever you want from any angle….and the whole Strong vs Weak side really falls by the wayside.

Challenge yourself …especially with the ground fighting…with people bigger and stronger than you. PUSH yourself.

Even though there is a “strike from what is comfortable for you approach”…don’t take that to mean that that’s ALL you have to do.

Do this till there is no “strong” vs “weak” side.

TP