how do you fight a mantis practitioner?
What strategy would you use to fight a mantis practitioner? I've read some of their fighting theories and they seem pretty hard to beat, because they use quick footwork to close the range and then unbalance the opponent while trapping and firing rapid fire hand strikes to vital points.
Re: how do you fight a mantis practitioner?
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Originally posted by monkeyboxing
What strategy would you use to fight a mantis practitioner? I've read some of their fighting theories and they seem pretty hard to beat, because they use quick footwork to close the range and then unbalance the opponent while trapping and firing rapid fire hand strikes to vital points.
Hmmm,..tough one. I would most likely use quick footwork to close the range and then unbalance the opponent while trapping and firing rapid fire hand strikes. :D
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***Sorry,...had to say it***
Its hard to explain because each fighter you come up against will at least appear to have different open spots, weaknesses or definiencies. A very hard question to answer.
Another thing, I would not target vital spots unless myself or those around me are in actual danger.
Best wishes,
~BTL
Re: how do you fight a mantis practitioner?
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Originally posted by monkeyboxing
What strategy would you use to fight a mantis practitioner? I've read some of their fighting theories and they seem pretty hard to beat, because they use quick footwork to close the range and then unbalance the opponent while trapping and firing rapid fire hand strikes to vital points.
Like the other posts, fighting is very dynamic. You have to consider size, weight, attitude, and other things.
What little I know of the PM, it is primarily a striking art. Others will disagree, and I'm cool with that. They probably know more about PM than I do. Still, assuming PM is primarily concerned with striking, you may want to consider grappling with them, and not giving them enough room to launch their strikes. If you practice a grappling art, then you MAY have an advantage over someone who only knows striking.
Still, if they know how to strike well, then grappling with a PM practicioner might just get you struck on the way in. But grappling, in my opinion, in theory, may be a good strategy to use against a "striking" PM practicioner. I think grappling will work well against ANY practicioner that only know how to strike.
Please, anyone, feel free to just jump in and rebuke, refute, and condemn my post! I wanna hear what people think about this.