I think the whole hip theory is debateable. According to a book written by Kyoshi Gary Purdue; "Beyond the Black Belt", power is generated from the l...

I think the whole hip theory is debateable. According to a book written by Kyoshi Gary Purdue; “Beyond the Black Belt”, power is generated from the legs and TRANSFERRED THROUGH the hips into the torso, the arms, the fist and eventually the target. No power is generated from the twisting or otherwise rotation of the hips, it’s a pivot point. The author states that he observed athletes in other sports & none of them generated any power from the rotation of the hips, it was all from the legs. The legs are a powerful source of energy, he relayed this one real life story about a guy with 6 months of Thai boxing training beating a Black Belt with years of fighting experience. But then I’m sure we’ve all heard that the art doesn’t fail the fighter; it’s the fighter who fails himself.

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