Extract : The Continuous Attack Strategy

	The continuous attack strategy can be a very effective way to overwhelm an opponent in a fight, but you have to know how and when to apply it - I have seen people use it in MMA fights with disasterous results. So the idea is to capitalise on this advantage with a relentless stream of continuous attacks. I once trained in a Ninjutsu school that based their training entirely on this method so when we trained punches and kicks you would always be told to step forwards after rather than going back to your starting position.  You do have to train this strategy before using it to learn how to string together long combinations, and you should be prepared to strike with any and every part of your body. The most important thing you need to get right using the continuous attack strategy is knowing when to start an attack, and when you have to stop. In the fight I mentioned before the ninjutsu fighter, having decided to use this strategy, just charged at his (much larger) opponent right from the beginning and basically just ran onto his opponents fist and got knocked out in the first few seconds.  The point is that you should not attack at all until you see a decent opening in your opponents defences. Don’t just attack fromm the beginning, don’t punch or kick just for the sake of it or out of anger or to hurt your opponent but not beat them.  Use the beginning of a fight solely to find that 1 chance for a decent strike - and then once you have begun your attack just keep going relentlessly.  If you land a good punch with your first attack then this strategy will win you the fight 90% of the time, and even if you miss with your first attack it can be very effective.  As long as you are either striking or causing your opponent to break their usual stance to avoid your attacks then you are maintaining your advantage, but if they are backing away or to the side to avoid you without having to lean or duck then your advantage is lost, you are wearing yourself out for nothing, and you should stop.  Get these 2 things right - when to start an attack and when to end it - the continuous attack strategy is more effective than any single technique.