In the world of self-defense a practitioner must be like a clock people should only see the two parts moving one is the hour and the other one shows the minutes.
However if you flip up the clock to the other side and open it, We will see many parts of it is moving that is called the bio mechanics.
All mechanism is working together for the effectiveness of what discipline you practice for. And like a clock ticking all you can hear is the impact of the strikes while it is hitting the target.
To understand the way of fighting and tactics in everything in those little pieces that moves for the betterment of techniques will gives more clarity to learn the system and makes you easy to do the moves.
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