Striking Zones
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There are an unlimited number of attacking angles which you or your opponent may employ in your efforts to overcome one another. The nature of any given attack will depend upon the type of weapon used, the positions & movement of both fighters, the intended target (or tactical purpose of the attack) and whether the attack is straight or curving.
Rather than attempt to classify attacks by all the above criteria, we initially group them into five Striking Zones which are determined by where the attack, had it been successful, would have struck our body. Naturally enough, these zones are numbered Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, and finally Zone 5.
Incoming attacks are then classified by zone number. For example an incoming strike to any target within Zone 1 would be called a Number 1 Strike, regardless of the weapon used or any of the aforementioned criteria. This method makes training extremely simple and prepares the student for more advanced concepts later on.
Read more about the characteristics of each Striking Zone below;
- More about zone one
- More about zone two
- More about zone three
- More about zone four
- More about zone five
- More about how the five zones overlap each other
The striking zones form part of the Basic Box Theory which you can learn more about in other parts of this site.
