Palm Strikes
Palm strikes arc one of my favourites. They're a remarkably simple blow to deliver and yet on the right targets can be devastating. Palm strikes begin and end with an open palm, but the wrist locks out at the moment of impact to thrust through the target Because they arc delivered with relaxed muscles the move can be executed much faster which means there is less time for your opponent to block. Added impetus is included by rotating the hips and projecting body weight through the arm as the...
Attack From The Rear With A Strangle Hold
1. Swing your inside arm back and up behind the back of your attacker. 2. Bring his arm up over his shoulder and grab his face. 3. In a continuous movement, move your inside leg back behind his, taking an underhand grip at the back of his nearest knee. 4. By circling both your arms clockwise if attacked from the right or anti-clockwise if attacked from the left , you will throw your opponent.
Using Your Head
This is a corny title. but I had to use it because it is so appropriate Street fighting is all about using your head by adapting what you've got to overcome what you're faced with. This means that if you're not a strong or skilled defender then you must take what nature has given you and use that. Your head is a very solid, heavy battering ram which hurts like hell if connected to a opponent's nose. Head butts are ideal defences because they can be executed on a close in attacker, the kind of...
Introduction 1
This is when you start to learn some real moves to cope with real action. This book will continue to build on your Warrior Mentality but now is the time to improve your physical training. However don't try to cope with all the techniques in one go. It is better to be master of a few moves than a novice of a lot. If you arc weaker then don't try punching until you are able to make a good fist. A palm strike to the side of the head is likely to upset your opponent more than a fumbled fist see...
Inside The Mind Of A Thug
I found writing this chapter very easy because I just thought back to how I was in my youth. Thugs, bullies and bower boys all want the same thing TROUBLE but they want it with the minimum amount of hassle. This means that if you firmly but politely stand up to them and give them a way out they might often take it. Standing up docs actually mean just that. After all you'd need to be a real mean SOB to intimidate people when seated I was travelling on a bus in Pakistan once when these two guys...
Some Commonly Taught Nonsense
There are many incorrect beliefs expounded about combat and defence mostly depending on what the exponent is trying to sell. The Martial Arts portrayed themselves as the True Way to self defence, and some of the techniques are just this. For example the throws from judo and disarming techniques from Akido arc excellent. On the other hand, however, some of the techniques were only really perfected for the cinema and should be left there. In real Street Fighting you should never kick above the...
Nerve Blows
Reread the chapter on the target areas and make sure that you know off by heart ever ' single nerve centre of the body. Memorize the damage that is caused by a blow to the nerves or joints in the area and related areas. If you are going to resort to nerve blows then you must know what you are doing and you must be aware of the damage you can cause. Practice - very carefully and softly - with a training partner until you know these moves well, and if you are going to use them, in a life and...
HAND CHOPS AND KNIFE HANDS The Knife Hand
This is formed by holding the hand as in the hand chop position, but with the fingers bcnl slightly at an angle to the palm. The knife hand can be used in two ways, both extremely painful. The downward chop is the first, and is shaped by bending the arm at the elbow and swinging it down in a hammer-like motion. Be sure to keep the fingers rigid and close together. The second is the side chop which is formed by slashing or swinging in a semicircle from the elbow, striking with the edge of ihc...
Secondary Incapacitating Blows
The following blows, when conrectly performed and used with a great deal of force, will weaken your opponent. thus making a knockout on your next strike more likely Striking the solar plexus with the fist will wind your opponent and cause nausea. A blow on the nose will not only cause intense and disorientating pain, hut will stun your opponent and set him up for a knockout. A punch into the kidney area is an excellent preliminary to the clinching blow. While kicking the groin will not knock...
Dealing With Confrontational Situations
Although you have developed awareness and tried avoidance you may find yourself facing confrontation. In this situation never allow reasonable behaviour to be mistaken for weakness but always allow your opponent a way out. Your stance will signal to your aggressor that you arc not a novice if you immediately assume a strong facing dcfence with your hands and legs ready for action. Study the pictures on stances and follow the routines at the end of the chapters on stance and yours will become...