HITTING HIGH COMPARED TO HITTING LOW...WHAT'S BETTER

Hi everyone hope everyone is doing well. In today's post I would like to discuss what is more effective striking someone high or low on the body. When ever the human body see's a stimuli coming it's way it goes into the flinch response. Basically the hands go up to block what is coming in there direction. This response is a natural and instinctive response that does not need to be learned we are simply born with it.

The TACT Self Defense Street Fighting System bases it's blocking tactics around the flinch response because it does not have to be taught. It is already ingrained in your muscle memory so you don't need to learn some complicated blocking technique that requires thousands of repetitions for it to be remembered.

As well the brain naturally responds to a stimuli coming high such as a punch towards the face much quicker then responding to a stimuli that is low such as a kick to the shin. The flinch response kicks in and the hands come up when a high level attack is coming. But the brain finds it harder to see and respond to a low line strike. The brain takes more time recognizing what is going on and responding to the low line attack. This in turn means that by striking low your odds of striking your attacker are much better then striking high.


BTW You also have more power in your low line tactics then you do when attacking at high levels.


Till the next time remember there's no such thing as a dirty fighter only an educated one.

Norm "The Cannibal" Bettencourt