What Do You Use More to Strike and Defense - Hands Or Legs?

If you practice boxing, you will definitely use to your hands to strike and defense. You will not use your legs to strike. Of course, a boxer is very good at footwork. They move quickly to strike and defend.

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How you move and whether you use your legs or hands more, it mostly depends on which martial art you are learning. Some martial arts use their legs more to strike. They hardly use their hands in a fight. It is not that they do not practice or know how to punch, they are used to using their legs to kick more.

When you fight, you can not only use your hands and legs, but also you can use your entire body as a weapon. You can even use your shoulder to strike, To do should strike, you have to be very close to your opponent, otherwise, you will not be able to do shoulder strike.

How effective is shoulder strike for self defense? That's another question. We will talk about more about that in another post. If you only use your hands and get used to fighting like, you miss some important strikes.

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You can use you foot to kick, you can use your leg to strike, There are many strikes you can do with your legs such as front kick, side kick, back kick, turn kick, roundhouse kick, spinning kick, flying kick, knee charge, foot stomp and so on. Legs are the longest weapon, you can use your legs to strike from distance. So your opponent will find it hard to get in the punching range because as soon as he is in the kicking range, you already hit him.

On the flip side, if you only use your legs, you might find it hard to fight in a close range. When your opponent is in a kicking range, you kick. What would you do when he or she is in punching range? Well, you can also kick to legs or if he or she is very close, you can do foot stomp.

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But without using your hands, you cannot punch. When your opponent is in a punching range, you usually punch. You can also do palm strikes, chop or grab your opponent to pull and push.

In a very close range, you can do elbow strikes, grab his shirt or neck to have more control and strike. It is better to learn and get used to using both hands and legs to strike. You can make your move following the high and low principle. You attack low and then strike high.

So what do you think about this? Please feel free to let me know in the comment section. Thank you very much for reading this post.

Stay safe. Always be happy!

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Hi, I am Rezoanul Vibes. I'm a content creator and passionate learner. I write about lifestyle, martial arts, self defense, and digital marketing. I started making videos without me on the video. Well, you cannot see me, but you can hear my voice. I'm glad to meet amazing people all over the world.

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