>> I'm happy Phil has found a way to learn *more.* <<
Yay! He needs it, and he's willing to work to get the most out of it.
>> But I still don't understand what happened that made him unable to get up the second time... <<
Pressure points. If you touch them the right way, especially in sequence, you can put someone out of commission very thoroughly.
The real subtlety here is that the setup moves were blocks in the first round. There are a bunch of vulnerable points on the arms and legs that are very easy to hit either with attacks or blocks in karate. Doesn't actually require that much pressure but that's a great way to disguise what you're really doing. It's the equivalent of bumping into someone so you can pick their pocket; they feel the blow, but they don't interpret it the right way. The activating touch can be much lighter. It's like arming a weapon in one step, and pulling the trigger in the next. Your opponent usually won't realize what you've done.
I knew that Sensei White had used pressure points, from the beginning. But it took me this long to realize exactly how he laid out that encounter. He's a sneaky little guy.
Yes...
Yay! He needs it, and he's willing to work to get the most out of it.
>> But I still don't understand what happened that made him unable to get up the second time... <<
Pressure points. If you touch them the right way, especially in sequence, you can put someone out of commission very thoroughly.
The real subtlety here is that the setup moves were blocks in the first round. There are a bunch of vulnerable points on the arms and legs that are very easy to hit either with attacks or blocks in karate. Doesn't actually require that much pressure but that's a great way to disguise what you're really doing. It's the equivalent of bumping into someone so you can pick their pocket; they feel the blow, but they don't interpret it the right way. The activating touch can be much lighter. It's like arming a weapon in one step, and pulling the trigger in the next. Your opponent usually won't realize what you've done.
I knew that Sensei White had used pressure points, from the beginning. But it took me this long to realize exactly how he laid out that encounter. He's a sneaky little guy.