Comments on: Glossary of Kempo terms

By: matt

matt — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:28:40 +0000

The combination one / parry block discussion has been started as a thread in the forum, so please continue the chat there. Thanks!

By: andyk

andyk — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:06:05 +0000

Todd,
I totally agree that Combination #1 as you describe it and as it appears in the archives of this site is effective and utilizes the opponent’s momentum.
I wasn’t trying to change something that works.
I was “tweaking” the way I was taught because it never made sense to me. I was taught and practiced the combination in at least three different Kempo dojos that the combination started with an inward/downward parry followed by a shuffle in while executing the wrap and the right palm across the face . . .

Clearly, you would question that way of doing it, as I do.

Thank you for clarifying the “monkey parry” since I wasn’t familiar with the term.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:39:04 +0000

andyk……Huh?….. Say what?… What is your “intent”? Why would you want to “work on” a block similar to a 4 block in a downward manner, for #1 Combo? i.e. doing a downward forearm block, to bring opponent’s right arm down? How do you “intend” to get inside of his right arm to wrap your left arm around it at the tricep? I don’t understand your point, your “intent”?
#1 Combo is designed the way that it is for a reason. The reason is to use distancing from his right punch by going back into a Cat Stance, and use a Left “monkey parry or block”, I prefer to use and call it a “monkey trap”, but that is semantics. By using this “monkey parry”, you are catching the inside of his fist, and “grabbing onto” the forward momentum of his punch, to draw him forward, into you, adn to pull him off his posture. You are pulling his fist, up high, at your chest level, to the outside of your left chest. Then lunging in w your left foot, to get inside his arm. Wrapping your left arm around his right arm, at the tricep tendon, and locking it out. Then what do we do? I guess either a right cross rake or a right cross willow palm to the left side of his face, followed by a right chicken wrist to his right temple. So I’m not understanding what you want to do. Why change what works?
I personally love #1 Combo, and this technique, adn the “monkey trap”. “monkey traps” are great to use against a Boxer, or someone throwing straight jabs at you. You stand in a natural position, or in “less defined cat stance” or T Stance or Aikido stance, keep your elbows tight to you, forearms up straight before your chest, hands and wrists loose. As he throws jabs, you pick them up, with your relaxed “monkey traps” on the insides on his fists, stepping back as need be into lesser cat stances, shifting from right to left cat stances, and keep drawing in his punches, to the outsides of your chest w the “monkey traps”. Then, once he is perplexed or pissed, you step forward into him, and over his fists you strike with a continuous series of “rolling downward chicken wrists” to the bridge of is nose, eyes, forehead, cheekbones, whereever. Then you can switch into cross knifehands or palm strikes. So I find a “monkey trap” to be very nice. It comes from the actions of a monkey picking the fruit off of a tree. If you’ve ever seen anyone do Monkey Style Kung Fu, you will see them use this sort of action, block/parry/trap all the time, continuously. It is very elegant, very nice, and very effective and efficient.

By: andyk

andyk — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:37:33 +0000

I’ve been tweaking my combo #1 and have seen the initial block referred to as a “monkey” parry or “monkey” block.

I’m working on blocking/parrying (similar to block #4 depending) as needed for the attack and sticking and clearing the strike down to set up for the wrap. Is there a definition of a “monkey” parry that fits this intent?

Thanks

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