Atemi - Revision history

YellowHatGuy at 21:42, 19 January 2021

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YellowHatGuy at 02:40, 22 November 2018

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YellowHatGuy at 02:29, 7 April 2018

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YellowHatGuy at 22:27, 1 January 2018

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YellowHatGuy at 18:12, 9 October 2017

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YellowHatGuy at 03:04, 27 March 2017

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YellowHatGuy at 02:38, 24 March 2017

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YellowHatGuy at 21:16, 16 October 2016

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YellowHatGuy at 21:15, 16 October 2016

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-'''Atemi''' are attacks which are intended to briefly stun opponents, to buy the time needed to setup more complicated techniques.
+'''Atemi''' (literally: "hit somebody") are attacks which are intended to stun opponents, to buy the time needed to setup other techniques.
-The typical reaction to being hit is a momentarily pause to say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!”, or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity will only last a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw|hip throw]].
+The typical reaction to being hit is a momentary pause to say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!”, or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity only lasts a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw|hip throw]].
-'''Atemi are ''not'' powerful techniques.''' However, atemi make up for this shortcoming with their incredible speed. Even if an atemi does not harm your opponent, they will be forced to immediately react to it. This mental switching from offense-mode to defense-mode and back again creates a moment of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lag lag], which also effectively stuns the opponent.
+'''Atemi are ''not'' powerful techniques,''' but they make up for this shortcoming with their incredible speed. Even if an atemi does no harm, the opponent must immediately react to it, and the mental switching from offense-mode to defense-mode and back creates a moment of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lag lag], which also stuns the opponent.
-Atemi are typically thrown with the lead hand. The following techniques are considered to be atemi:
+Atemi are typically performed from the leading side. The following techniques are considered to be atemi:
 *[[Front-foot punch]]
 *[[Backfist strike]]

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 '''Atemi''' are attacks which are intended to briefly stun opponents, to buy the time needed to setup more complicated techniques.
-The typical reaction to being hit is to momentarily stop and say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!” or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity will only last a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw|hip throw]].
+The typical reaction to being hit is a momentarily pause to say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!”, or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity will only last a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw|hip throw]].
-'''Atemi are ''not'' powerful techniques.''' However, atemi make up for this shortcoming with their incredible speed. Even if an atemi does not harm your opponent, they will be forced to immediately react to it. This mental switching from offense-mode to defense-mode and back again creates a moment of lag, and will also effectively stun the opponent.
+'''Atemi are ''not'' powerful techniques.''' However, atemi make up for this shortcoming with their incredible speed. Even if an atemi does not harm your opponent, they will be forced to immediately react to it. This mental switching from offense-mode to defense-mode and back again creates a moment of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lag lag], which also effectively stuns the opponent.
 Atemi are typically thrown with the lead hand. The following techniques are considered to be atemi:

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	The typical reaction to being hit is to momentarily stop and say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!” or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity will only last a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick\|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw\|hip throw]].		The typical reaction to being hit is to momentarily stop and say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!” or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity will only last a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick\|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw\|hip throw]].

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-Atemi are techniques which are intended to briefly stun opponents to allow for the setup of more complicated techniques.
+'''Atemi''' are attacks which are intended to briefly stun opponents, to buy time to setup more complicated techniques.
-The typical reaction to being hit is to momentarily stop and say “Ah! I just got hit?!” or at least “Ow,” to yourself. This moment of inattention briefly renders an opponent unable to attack or defend. However, this opportunity only lasts a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw|hip throw]].
+The typical reaction to being hit is to momentarily stop and say to yourself, “Ah! I just got hit?!” or at least “Ow.” This moment of inattention briefly renders opponents unable to attack or defend. However, this window of opportunity will only last a fraction of a second. With training, that brief advantage is enough to launch an incapacitating attack, like a [[Side kick|side kick]], or a [[Hip throw|hip throw]].
-''Atemi are not powerful techniques.'' However, atemi make up for this shortcoming with their incredible speed. Even if an atemi does not harm your opponent, they will be forced to immediately react to it. This mental shift from offense to defense and back to offense creates a moment of lag, effectively stunning the opponent.
+'''Atemi are ''not'' powerful techniques.''' However, atemi make up for this shortcoming with their incredible speed. Even if an atemi does not harm your opponent, they will be forced to immediately react to it. This mental switching from offense-mode to defense-mode and back again creates a moment of lag, and will also effectively stun the opponent.
 Atemi are typically thrown with the lead hand. The following techniques are considered to be atemi:

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 *[[Haishu uchi]]
 *[[Thumbknuckle strike]]
-*[[Crescent kicks]]
+*[[Crescent kick]]
 *[[Leg sweep]]
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 *[[Front-foot punch]]
 *[[Backfist strike]]
-*[[Spearhand strikes]] (when thrown with the lead hand)
+*[[Spearhand strike]] (when thrown with the lead hand)
 *[[Kakutō uchi]]
 *[[Haishu uchi]]