Andrea 
3 principles of attack for self-defense that you must respect is a post that I recommend you read and check during your training and sparring respects, regardless of the art of striking practiced.
They are not the only principles but surely these are fundamentals.
The other day I wrote you some ways to identify an opponent but this is not enough and why I tell you this you will soon understand.
In addition to identifying opponents, there are some principles that help you in combat sports but especially if you are a self-defense practitioner to perform an effective target attack.
In Jeet Kune Do these elements were theorized and applied by Lee who was a true fanatic of self-defense and things that work, going to create a real list of skills / attributes necessary for combat.
Criticism of the effectiveness and education of the body and technical principles for Lee was fierce, he never included things that didn’t really work. Never!!!
Contents
You must ALWAYS remember at least these 3 principles:
Use the longest weapon towards the nearest target
Lee has demonstrated this principle several times by targeting the knees with a side kick using its longer weapon Side Kick or Side Kicking (the posterior lateral kick the anterior shin or knee) or even the longest hand attack on Finger Jab, New (a stroke of fingers to the eyes), an attack becomes more secure for execution.
Weapons “from Distance” help you maintain the combat measure and the correct “proximity” of the target From your shots it makes attacks difficult for an opponent to avoid, because it moves in the target line of the shots, it is in your range and if you know the distance well you also know where to stand so as not to get hit by its blows.
Attack your opponent with a closer shot.
Simplicity
Sometimes people become so attached to certain attack patterns that they forget the nearest Open Target Point of the opponent.
Rather than trying to perform a complex technique, attack the nearest target with enough force to end the fight or create openings.
If that doesn’t work, the next attack has to evolve to a more technical follow-up technique that disables the opponent’s defenses, but you know what this means??? that the level of combat must be raised because the opponent is strong. ARE THEY DICKS!!!
Essentially, instead of following a standard attack or with a classic series model, you need to Flow In relation to your opponent, you can not think as if you were alone you have to get in tune with your opponent, you can not perform standard sequences because each person has his movements times and defensive systems.
You have to get into the soul of combat
Do not attack where your opponent is, but attack where it will be.
If an opponent tries to move out of range of your attack, you need to adjust your aim to ensure that you can still hit the opponent with more sprint and power.
This is a real trick, this is information that is worth a lot, something that takes you forward to your opponent to the point that it makes you look like a magician.
Apply these particular principles to your training, you will be able to maintain a form with less form (style without style) in which every possible line of attack and defense is available.
The shape in the non-form..
Conclusions
Now it’s crucial that you try these principles by sparring to try to verify firsthand what I’m telling you.
It’s about making a smart game, you’re thinking about what you’re doing and you’re doing it using principles of target to hit, distance, position of the opponent relative to your hands, feet, etc. depends on the combat sport you are practicing.
In terms of self-defense it is even more extreme, it is no coincidence that in street combat weapons are used, such as sticks and knives, improvised objects, etc. because they amplify the effectiveness and also increase the distance but as you can see we always look for effectiveness and safety.
Stay Tuned!
Street Fight Mentality & Fight Sport!
Andrea
