17. When fighters stand and fight upright during the entire fight, unless they are very tall, this type of posture demonstrates a lack of disciplined movement skills and often sets them up to be easily hit. For example, if you are short, then you would not stand upright to fight a much taller opponent.
18. Many of today's fighters lack any use of shoulder and hip-rolling defensive maneuvers. Martial arts overemphasizes the use of hand blocking as the only means of defense. To develop a stronger defense, fighters should employ body rhythm skills, instead of the overused, traditional hand-blocking techniques. This allows them a more effective way to counter and a better way to absorb or deflect any incoming damage. Every time a fighter uses his hands for defense, instead of using his body movements to avoid or block an incoming strike, he loses the opportunity to use them, offensively.
19. Avoid practicing each of your combinations, using the same amount of speed or power with every technique. If you are executing a three-punch combination, then mix the speed and the constant use of power. Fire the first two punches with speed, almost like slapping, just to capture your opponent's attention or to cause him to drop his guard, and then jolt the third shot hard for power.
20. Most unsuccessful fighters collectively lack the confident use of any single attitude technique. In sports, all teams maintain that one play, serve or pitch, which they call their attitude play. All great fighters have that one technique or combination, which their competition fears. All fighters must spend an hour each day, perfecting that one maneuver, which they know, with absolute certainty, they can execute with total conviction at any time, against any opponent and in any situation.
