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    Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping: Formidable Fighter, #3
    Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping: Formidable Fighter, #3
    Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping: Formidable Fighter, #3
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    Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping: Formidable Fighter, #3

    By Martina Sprague

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    Aggressiveness is a strong character trait that is to be embraced as the core value of any respectable martial artist. It is not something to be avoided or ashamed of. Aggressiveness does not equate to cruelty or misuse of skill. Although it is possible for a smaller well-trained and intelligent person to prevail against a bigger and stronger opponent, or against a not-as-smart adversary, it is a tough uphill battle. A force that is strong and focused is difficult to defeat. Willpower and intent to avoid domination by others may therefore be the ultimate live-saving strategy. You will increase your ability to hit hard when you practice hard-hitting impact techniques against dead targets, such as mitts, bags, and boards. But a problem is that dead targets don’t hit back. Timing, chaos, and ability to control fear and pain must therefore be practiced against a resisting partner who returns the offense. Whether training for competition, a general education on the fighting arts, or realistic combat at close range, to gain an edge, you must train with intent and intensity. Formidable Fighter: The Complete Series, a compilation of all 14 books in this series, is available in both electronic and print format.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMartina Sprague
    Release dateApr 11, 2018
    ISBN9781386651062
    Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping: Formidable Fighter, #3
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    Martina Sprague

    Martina Sprague grew up in the Stockholm area of Sweden. She has a Master of Arts degree in Military History from Norwich University in Vermont and has studied a variety of combat arts since 1987. As an independent scholar, she writes primarily on subjects pertaining to military and general history, politics, and instructional books on the martial arts. For more information, please visit her website: www.modernfighter.com.

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      Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping - Martina Sprague

      Preface

      The Formidable Fighter Series is a series of booklets for martial artists desiring to learn the concepts that create formidable fighters in the training hall, competition arena, and street. Each booklet is between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length and includes fighting scenarios, training tips, and illustrations. Hard Hitting, Strong Gripping, the third booklet in the series, deals particularly with how to develop power in your strikes and strength in your grip. Since the advice is not style specific but explores the underlying concepts of personal combat, it is applicable to students of most martial styles.

      Powerful punches and grips are the product of proper training and conditioning. Power also relates directly to speed and timing. Weak efforts, however, lead to half-hearted strikes and stagnation. If you follow the instruction and tips in the Formidable Fighter Series, you will learn how to develop your physical strength and mental tenacity and triumph as a fighter in the training hall, ring, and street.

      Aggressiveness is the principal guarantor of survival.

      —Robert Ardrey, 1908-1980, American Writer

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      The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.

      —Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th U.S. President

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      Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.

      —Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American Editor, Publisher, and Writer

      Aggressiveness is a strong character trait that is to be embraced as the core value of any respectable martial artist. It is not something to be avoided or ashamed of. In short, aggressiveness does not equate to cruelty or misuse of skill. The belief that strong and positive action is an irrelevant martial arts attribute not only taints the journey and pride of legitimate martial artists, it may cost you your life should you be unfortunate enough to frequent the wrong place at the wrong time.

      Although it is possible for a smaller well-trained and intelligent person to prevail against a bigger and stronger opponent, or against a not-as-smart adversary, doing so is a tough uphill battle. A force that is strong and focused is the most difficult to defeat, which is why I place such emphasis on physical strength and stamina. Technique and strategy are good, but physical strength is better. Of course, willpower and intent to avoid domination by others may be the ultimate live-saving strategy. So let’s talk about intent.

      Although some instructors might have liability concerns and fear that hard, realistic training will drive away their students, if you want the ability to fight and defend yourself, you must train with the intent to develop the ability to fight and defend yourself. Physical strength and stamina are the characteristics of a formidable martial artist who takes his or her training seriously enough to recognize the pitfalls and dangers that go with the fighter’s territory. You will increase your ability to hit hard when you practice hard-hitting impact techniques against dead targets, such as mitts, bags, and boards. But a problem is that dead targets don’t hit back. Timing, chaos, and ability to control fear and pain must therefore be practiced against a resisting partner who returns the offense. You may escape from a fight with your life and person still intact, not by executing a mysterious technique with your little finger or by expressing a moral or philosophical thought, but by engaging your adversary with real strikes, kicks, and grips. To gain this fighting edge, you must put yourself through a grueling physical regimen including grappling matches with heavier and fully resisting partners. In short, you must hit, get hit (at least once in a while), and practice your techniques in real time. INTENT and INTENSITY! Add these words to your vocabulary.

      In Book 2 of the Formidable Fighter Series we discussed the importance of physical strength and explored a number of exercises you can do to build an impressive strength base. Our next step is to start developing the attitude that characterizes a successful martial artist or fighter, and to practice this attitude in striking, gripping, grappling, and impact training exercises. Let’s move on and continue looking at the importance of training with intensity for competition, for a general education on the fighting arts, and especially for realistic combat at close range.

      Training with Intent

      A seasoned martial

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