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12th February 2019, 01:11 AM
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Just for fun I've decided that Gokuu will be a nominally Tai Chi fighter and Vegeta will be a Karate fighter 

KARATE
Heian Nidan form, opening movement

Application of the Heian Nidan opening. Gokuu has Vegeta in a wrist grab, drawing him in

Vegeta shrinks back into a Cat Stance to get some distance and rolls his captured hand back to have it released. Gokuu immediately attempts to use his now available lead hand to deliver an uppercut.

Vegeta continues the momentum of his rolling hand to roll upwards and deliver a blow to Gokuu's face

Vegeta steps through into a Front Stance and delivers a straight punch to Gokuu's head

Now the above is based on the form's opening movements itself, but it only works if the attacker is very close to the defender; i.e. within striking range from a Cat Stance. But what if the attacker isn't that close? Here is a variation to the Heian Nidan opening that I imagine might work. Once again, Gokuu has grabbed Vegeta's wrist and is dragging him in.

Just as in the form, Vegeta shrinks into Cat Stance and rolls his arm in to release the grab. Now the issue here is that Gokuu is not in immediate striking range from the Cat Stance. Solution?

Step forwards into a Front Stance and deliver the same rolling blow to the head

Then follow through the same way with a straight punch, but now this time this counterstrike is more devastatingly penetrative since it is launched from so close to Gokuu's centre of mass.

TAI CHI
Just to recap, this is the final movements in the Baji Small Frame form

Here is the application...
Gokuu blocks Vegeta's punch while going into a single leg stance with his spare hand raised, ready to strike

Gokuu quickly drops (stomps) the raised leg onto the ground, using the downward momentum and force to help drag his raised arm down, using the hand to rake Vegeta's face.

Gokuu uses force of the stomping leg to drive himself forwards, delivering a devastating elbow charge
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