I'm not sure who Mr. Ellis is directing his comment to, so I'm going to assume it's me, since I made the last comment concerning martial arts dogma. A...

I’m not sure who Mr. Ellis is directing his comment to, so I’m going to assume it’s me, since I made the last comment concerning martial arts dogma. All I have to say is look at boxers, they’re considered some of the best & most powerful punchers in the world; I don’t think there is much dispute about that. Much of their power is generated from their legs; shifting, pushing off of, stepping into their punches; what’s known as thrust. Then there are the other elements such as putting their shoulders & body mass, etc. behind their punches. None of them are taught that power is generated FROM the hips; which is a common belief among many martial artists. The book I referred to previously, goes into where that theory came from. I’m fully aware of the hip theory, as I was a Shotokan practitioner, & so was Mr. Purdue. Now I am fully involved in Okinawan Shorin-Ryu, along with various other martial arts to make me a better fighter & to keep my mind open to new ideas. I’m not fully discounting the hip theory. Maybe it has some merit, I did say it was “debatable”, but after reading this book & judging from my own personal experiences I would say that it’s not as profound to my martial arts training as it used to be. But if you get a chance, read the book & draw your own conclusions. Maybe the idea that power coming from the legs isn’t as far fetched as saying it’s generated from the hips.

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