Marlon Wilson noted that his 65 is different from the other three versions we have. It resembles the one that we saw in those short lived 60-70 videos, so I have some ideas geographically where it may have come from. So, we now have FOUR versions in the archive. Maybe I should put a poll out there to see if we can figure out a pattern as to which version goes with which lineages.
Four might be Six
One of the commenters on the combination four video pointed out that it’s really based on Kajukenbo punch counter six. This video makes it pretty clear. It make perfect sense to me as I always thought it came from Walter Godin who was a Kajukenbo guy.Maybe we should just adopt this one as is.
Finally got to Four
Four has been problematic for me for a while. Why step back? One roundhouse knocks your opponent over? What’s with the ground sequence? Someone in authority actually told me you were trying to land with your feet on their face to flay their flesh .
Bruce Corrigan posted a clip of him punching in for Walter Godin ages ago. I think Bruce caught a finger to the eye for his troubles. It was a simple redirect with an eye poke, and no ground shenanigans.
I try for the middle ground, keeping the general spirit, but curating torwards simplicity and functionality.
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