Where I am after I ‘block’ not only depends on my footwork but also my attackers reaction to my response. So much of our kempo involves us getting to the side of an attacker or behind them , so the question becomes speed versus technique. A big criticism I heard of SK was that it was primarily built to be effective for young athletes only. Once again I re-examined my kempo and found something interesting, so see if this works for you as well. If my block sends a ‘stop’ signal to the attacker then I have to work harder to get where I want to go. However, should I change my blocking approach I can draw a serious attacker into a place where little or no effort is needed on my part to get around them. This, of course, at first, works less effectively against an uncommitted attack, yet in the end even with when dealing with those wary attacks you can win with much less work. Try it out and let me know.
marlon
