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Question

What martial arts style is based around using the weak points on the opponent’s body when the opponent is attacking, moving, or defending? I'm not talking about pressure points, but using the opponent’s movement against them? Lets say the opponent were to take steps with the right foot facing forward and you attack a specific point on the body to harm the opponent or make the advisory immobile? Also the style uses the environment to his/her advantage and uses specific attacks pending on the opponent’s size, weight, and body type against them; during specific times of the day, week, or year?


I was thinking Tai-Chi, but I wasn’t sure.

Answer 1

Shotokan uses some of these ideas. It's all about finding you're opponents weak points, and using their movements against them. For example, if you were going to takedown or flip someone, you would wait until they had attacked, and use their momentum to keep them going. We also use lots of "Guiding Blocks" which instead of just stopping the attack head on, it guides it past you, so that you can attack you're opponent as he/she goes past. The style was developed so that commoners could defend themselves against samurai with armor and swords, so it really isn't about brute force, but about finding a way to immobilize your opponent, without getting hit. It teaches about the best spots to hit, like the solar plexus, or the throat, or the chin. Not pressure points, but places that will drop whoever is attacking you. We also say that there is no first attack, because it's all about defending yourself. I'm not sure what you mean when you say "environment", but there's always the possibility of taking your opponents weapon. There is actually a kata (form) that focuses on using your opponents bo staff against him/her.
As for the specific times of the day, week, or year, as far as I know it doesn't use that, but I hope that this was somewhat helpful.

Answer 2

Combative tai-chi is effective is this matter, but to be honest I can't tell you a whole lot behind it.

Two that come to mind right away from your description is aikido and wing chun.

Aikido is funny in that some of the joint locks, when performed by smaller people on big tough guys, make the tough guys cry. I do aiki and I am a small, skinny girl. Some of my ukes are huge. I use aiki patterns (circular footwork and movements) to throw much larger men. Un-educated people will tell you it's magic and it doesn't work. It does- it just takes a long time to learn for most people because it is so different. Besides using a person's own body to your advantage, you can alter the direction of techniques to dump people whereever you want (say, onto a concrete floor, or a wall). Aiki, despite being the 'gentle art' can be quite brutal.

Now wing chun uses very efficient liner movements. The shortest distance between points A and B is always a straight line :). I've seen blocks in wing chun were a guy will punch, the teacher will deflect and use that same punch to hit the guy in his own face. It's weird, but it's nice, I think. I hope that helps you.

Answer 3

well we will get this out of the way first-tai-chi is not a martial art. as it is not adopted as part of the training curriculum of any of the worlds armed forces (for use on the battlefeild) it cannot be classed as so. most martial and fighting arts if taught correctly utilise attacks to an opponents weaker points-the knees being a classic weak spot in all humans irrespective of build/fighting ability or style-if you can get a clean technique to the side of the knee you will have your man-same applies to the sturnum and line of the jaw. i also teach my students "if you can stop a man doing three things-seeing/breathing (or rather the restriction of)/ and walking he's yours"-this is very true. i teach such technques regularly in TKD.

Answer 4

What you are describing is part and parcel of any Okinawan style karate and some of the Chinese styles, provided the insrtuctor is well versed (20 years or more) in his style. Not all instructors meet these standards. It is OK to interview an instructor before joining a dojo and determine his level of experience and expertise. After all, it's your money and time that will be on the line. Find out how deep his knowledge runs.

Answer 5

only 5 that i personally know of there might be more

akido, ju jitsu, hap ki do(one that is real and not just tae wkon do dressed up), somthing called combat tai chi, wing chun(this sytem could be one of many with a similar name but the one that does sticky hands)

Answer 6

Aikido

Answer 7

Most martial arts use some of these principals.

Answer 8

Jujutsu maybe? Oh wait, are you thinking akidio like Steven Seagal does?

Answer 9

tai chi
:)
your correct