What's the F word in a fight?
FEAR.
This is what makes or breaks you in a confrontation.
If you've ever been in a real fight you know all to well that feeling of the adrenaline
flooding your body and making you feel like your shaking inside.
Then the doubts , can i really handle this situation?
If you really have to fight then you need to take the fear factor out. How do you do
this .
Just like soldiers, by training for it. Make your training a real as you can.
Have your training partner yell at you and make aggressive moves toward you,
have him pull a real knife and stand in front of you.
Even though you know he's not going to hurt you ,your brain still registers danger!
Use this drill with any weapon you'd like ,baseball bat ,stick ,bottle,chain etc.
Think about what technique or combination of techniques you would use for
for different attacks. Is the attacker coming at you with a weapon he is swinging or
is it a weapon he has to thrust at you ? What angle is it coming on ?
Then do as many techniques as you can for each and do them over and over,
soon they will blend in to a whole arsenal of moves.
Soon when you see a threat to you , instead of fear your brain will see a bunch
of targets in front of you.
Reality self defense is just like anything else, the more you practice the better you
will get at it.
Here is a drill I used when I was an instructor.
I would call out a couple of students and have them free sparr, I would instruct them to
take turns attacking each other, they could attack any way they wished and defend
anyway they wanted, after a couple of minutes i would start throwing weapons on the
ground by them, who ever picked up the weapon would attack the other with it.
This makes the other person being attacked to move spontaneously without having to
think about what he is going to do. He doesn't have enough time to think about it !
Next i would call in another person to enter the area and join in the attack.
Then things start to get interesting.
What this does is make the person being attacked go to survival instinct.
This sharpens reactions and makes a timid fighter become a flurry of fists and feet!
This drill really works give it a try. Make sure it stays in control as I've seen people
become so pumped up that they don't pull their punches and kicks and wind up
hurting their training partners.
I had my share of bumps and bruises from this drill !!
Have Fun !!
Jerry
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Inter-changing Techniques
Hi All,
If you surf the net for fighting technique you will see a lot of different
moves for different situations.
There are moves for knife attacks,club attacks,grabs etc.
What some people don't realize is that you can use the same technique for
most ,if not all attacks .Depending on the angle that the attack comes at you on.
Say you are practicing a technique for someone trying to stab you ,using
a straight thrust at your midsection and you step back with your right foot
and turn your body so instead of facing him squarely your body is sideways.
With your body in this position ,the attacker's body and arm holding the
weapon go right past you allowing you to grab his wrist with your right hand
and striking him with a left back chop to his throat with your left.
Then keeping his arm straight you put it under your left arm (under your arm pit)
and sit down hard and break his arm.
Do you see that you could do this move on any strike that comes straight
and at your mind section , punch, stab, even kick.
Think about it and try practicing it.
I'm not saying you can us only one or two moves for everything.
But you can interchange a lot of what you already know for more than
one situation.
Peace, Jerry
If you surf the net for fighting technique you will see a lot of different
moves for different situations.
There are moves for knife attacks,club attacks,grabs etc.
What some people don't realize is that you can use the same technique for
most ,if not all attacks .Depending on the angle that the attack comes at you on.
Say you are practicing a technique for someone trying to stab you ,using
a straight thrust at your midsection and you step back with your right foot
and turn your body so instead of facing him squarely your body is sideways.
With your body in this position ,the attacker's body and arm holding the
weapon go right past you allowing you to grab his wrist with your right hand
and striking him with a left back chop to his throat with your left.
Then keeping his arm straight you put it under your left arm (under your arm pit)
and sit down hard and break his arm.
Do you see that you could do this move on any strike that comes straight
and at your mind section , punch, stab, even kick.
Think about it and try practicing it.
I'm not saying you can us only one or two moves for everything.
But you can interchange a lot of what you already know for more than
one situation.
Peace, Jerry
Writing Articles for Martial Arts Ezines
I've been trying to promote my book, and have started writing articles for
some martial arts ezines.
It's really pretty easy, just pick a subject you know about and start writing
about it!!
If your into martial arts there are plenty of sites with lots of information,most
writers on the sites are martial arts teachers and just people that love the
martial arts .
Give it a try you might find out you like writing !
To check out this site just use the button below.
They are even calling me an "expert author" if you can believe that, HA !
Peace ! Jerry
some martial arts ezines.
It's really pretty easy, just pick a subject you know about and start writing
about it!!
If your into martial arts there are plenty of sites with lots of information,most
writers on the sites are martial arts teachers and just people that love the
martial arts .
Give it a try you might find out you like writing !
To check out this site just use the button below.
They are even calling me an "expert author" if you can believe that, HA !
Peace ! Jerry
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Get Your Blog Listed on Toplist
Hey ,
I came across a site that lets you list your Martial Arts blog,
if you have one ,just use the button and get listed!!
Lots of interesting reading on different martial arts.
Jerry
I came across a site that lets you list your Martial Arts blog,
if you have one ,just use the button and get listed!!
Lots of interesting reading on different martial arts.
Jerry
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Knife Defense Technique April 2008
Hi All,
Have you ever seen the victim of a knife attack ?
Most of the time the person being attacked, (if they don't know what they are doing)
will try to stop the attack by putting up their hands and trying to grab or block the
knife ! They wind up getting cut repeatedly on the hands ,arms etc.
If you can it's better to just run and get away!!
If your a martial artist you may want to learn and practice this technique.
A person is approaching you he has a knife in his right hand and is reaching out with
his left hand to grab you. He wants to grab you with his left hand and stab you with a straight
thrusting motion with the knife in his right hand. You step to your right with your right foot
on a 45 degree angle into a right half horse stance,blocking and grabbing his left wrist on the outside with your left hand ,now turn toward his arm into a left half horse and strike his
elbow with your right forearm (this hyper extends or breaks his elbow) now bring your arm
over his and right backhand strike to his throat (you hit him with the hard part of your arm
just below your wrist)reach over and grab his right shoulder with your right hand,straighten
your right arm against his throat, this will choke him.(you pull his left arm against your chest
at the same time),he should have dropped the knife by now .
The lesson here is you don't have to go after the hand that's holding the knife.
You fight the whole person,by stepping to the opposite side you remove yourself from the
opponents" kill zone" and put him in your" kill zone". Make sure you control the opponents
left arm and keep it straight, this prevents him from turning toward you with the knife hand.
Have fun practicing this, this move is very deadly go slow.
Peace , Jerry
If you don't know how to use angles in a fight, go here and buy my book,
The Use of Lines ,Angles and Circles in Hand to Hand Combat
at http://stores.lulu.com/martialarts
Have you ever seen the victim of a knife attack ?
Most of the time the person being attacked, (if they don't know what they are doing)
will try to stop the attack by putting up their hands and trying to grab or block the
knife ! They wind up getting cut repeatedly on the hands ,arms etc.
If you can it's better to just run and get away!!
If your a martial artist you may want to learn and practice this technique.
A person is approaching you he has a knife in his right hand and is reaching out with
his left hand to grab you. He wants to grab you with his left hand and stab you with a straight
thrusting motion with the knife in his right hand. You step to your right with your right foot
on a 45 degree angle into a right half horse stance,blocking and grabbing his left wrist on the outside with your left hand ,now turn toward his arm into a left half horse and strike his
elbow with your right forearm (this hyper extends or breaks his elbow) now bring your arm
over his and right backhand strike to his throat (you hit him with the hard part of your arm
just below your wrist)reach over and grab his right shoulder with your right hand,straighten
your right arm against his throat, this will choke him.(you pull his left arm against your chest
at the same time),he should have dropped the knife by now .
The lesson here is you don't have to go after the hand that's holding the knife.
You fight the whole person,by stepping to the opposite side you remove yourself from the
opponents" kill zone" and put him in your" kill zone". Make sure you control the opponents
left arm and keep it straight, this prevents him from turning toward you with the knife hand.
Have fun practicing this, this move is very deadly go slow.
Peace , Jerry
If you don't know how to use angles in a fight, go here and buy my book,
The Use of Lines ,Angles and Circles in Hand to Hand Combat
at http://stores.lulu.com/martialarts
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Technique March 2008
This technique is for a left straight punch at your face:
From your safe distance (just out of reach of his leg) you step
on a 45 degree angle with your right foot and block
their arm, block with a left up windmill block (bring your arm up from your center and
block with the outside of your arm in a half circle motion) as you block grab his arm right below the wrist you should be standing in a right horse stance ,now pivot toward your opponent
into a left horse stance as you do right straight punch with the middle knuckle sticking
out and strike the temple with it. You are still holding the arm with your left hand now drop
your right hand and grab his left bicep on top and step back with your right foot and turn
to your left drop on to your left knee pulling and slamming him on to the ground,
stand up and right stomp to his jaw.
This technique is very simple but it is lethal, be careful when practicing this one.
You may want to get my book ; The Use of Lines , Angles& Circles in Hand to Hand Combat
it is available at http://stores.lulu.com/martialarts
It will really help you understand the techniques i put up and will also help you understand
how you do your own techniques in what ever style your in.
Peace : Jerry
From your safe distance (just out of reach of his leg) you step
on a 45 degree angle with your right foot and block
their arm, block with a left up windmill block (bring your arm up from your center and
block with the outside of your arm in a half circle motion) as you block grab his arm right below the wrist you should be standing in a right horse stance ,now pivot toward your opponent
into a left horse stance as you do right straight punch with the middle knuckle sticking
out and strike the temple with it. You are still holding the arm with your left hand now drop
your right hand and grab his left bicep on top and step back with your right foot and turn
to your left drop on to your left knee pulling and slamming him on to the ground,
stand up and right stomp to his jaw.
This technique is very simple but it is lethal, be careful when practicing this one.
You may want to get my book ; The Use of Lines , Angles& Circles in Hand to Hand Combat
it is available at http://stores.lulu.com/martialarts
It will really help you understand the techniques i put up and will also help you understand
how you do your own techniques in what ever style your in.
Peace : Jerry
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sport Vs. Reality
Hi All,
Been out for a while due to illness in the family.
But I'm now ready to continue my ramblings ! Ha !
Why do you and i pratice martial arts?
Could be for a number of different reasons,some people like competion,some like to be a
part of a club,some like to take home trophys as recognition of their skill.
Myself i like knowing that if I have to take care of myself or a loved one ,most likely i can
do it !
What ever your reason you should always remember that using a sport to test techniques,
has limited usefulness.
You need to practice real techniques on a partner that has the same goal as yourself ,self defense!
Go to you tube and watch some of the match videos, you will see what i mean.
Yes you will see "my art is better than your art" vids , but look past that and see if you
can spot the real fighters in the crowd.
You will notice that the real fighters play by no rules and punch and kick with full power
when they are in it for real. They will also pick up anything that is useful and smack their opponent with it !!
Remember in self preservation anything goes including dirt in the eyes ,take off your belt and belt em,kick to groin,eye gouges,and anything else you can think of.
Just a reminder that on the street there are NO RULES .
Think About It !!
Peace , Jerry
Been out for a while due to illness in the family.
But I'm now ready to continue my ramblings ! Ha !
Why do you and i pratice martial arts?
Could be for a number of different reasons,some people like competion,some like to be a
part of a club,some like to take home trophys as recognition of their skill.
Myself i like knowing that if I have to take care of myself or a loved one ,most likely i can
do it !
What ever your reason you should always remember that using a sport to test techniques,
has limited usefulness.
You need to practice real techniques on a partner that has the same goal as yourself ,self defense!
Go to you tube and watch some of the match videos, you will see what i mean.
Yes you will see "my art is better than your art" vids , but look past that and see if you
can spot the real fighters in the crowd.
You will notice that the real fighters play by no rules and punch and kick with full power
when they are in it for real. They will also pick up anything that is useful and smack their opponent with it !!
Remember in self preservation anything goes including dirt in the eyes ,take off your belt and belt em,kick to groin,eye gouges,and anything else you can think of.
Just a reminder that on the street there are NO RULES .
Think About It !!
Peace , Jerry
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