How to End a Fight in 5 Seconds

Hi All,
A friend at work asked me what is the quickest way to end a fight and how long it should take.
I told him the quickest way to end a confrontation was to walk away quickly or run if you have to !!
If you can't do that, then you can do this :
Most of the time whom ever it is will try to intimidate you, as he is approaching put your hands
up about your shoulder level open palms facing him and say hey i don't want any trouble,don't
come any closer. Now he's been warned, thats all he gets. If he takes another step toward you
as if to push or hit you, as he is bringing his hands up step to the center of his body with your foot left or right which ever is your strong side and open palm strike to his nose go straight between his arms. The strike and your forward motion will push him back, his hands will proably be up at his nose, his eyes will be watery. Now with whatever foot is back after you've stepped and striked , shin kick him in the groin this should cause him to bend over, make sure you bring your foot back after you have shin kicked him so he can't grab your leg when he bends over. Also this loads your leg for another kick to the face if you have to. Now it took me longer to write this than it takes to do on someone, should take about 3 to 5 seconds. Any of the strikes could put someone down, if that happens great ! Leave !!

You can practice this on a partner (make sure you pull your strikes ! )
Or practice full force on a heavy bag, palm strike high and shin or instep kick bottom of bag.
Do both if you can.
Note : On the step, if you step with your left foot and palm him with your right it doesn't matter, kick him with whatever foot is back.

Give it a try.
Peace , Jerry

Knocking Someone Out

Hi all ,watch this video , shows you how to knock someone out without punching them in jaw.
There are many nerves located all over the body.
Watch the strike and then the effect it has on the PIMP.
He just choose to mess with the wrong guy !!
In San Soo we do this strike we call it a backhand , hitting the target with the hard bone on the
bottom of the arm .
Enjoy !! Jerry

Hey, Mike check this out !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4dQbtx7yRM

Knife Fighting Kung Fu San Soo

Hi All,
I'm back , this post is for my friend Mike, who's probably the only one that reads my ramblings.
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tina !! It's all down hill now HA ,HA !!
Any way this video was posted to the Kung Fu San Soo forum.
These are highly skilled knife fighters in the Phillipino Martial arts.
Knife fighting is a very dangerous business as you will see, as far as Kung Fu San Soo , the good part is you can use the same hand techniques you learn in class for knife fighting,the angles and
foot work are the same you just adapt the knife to them.
I'm buying a video camera so i can show what i'm talking about.
In the mean time enjoy this clip and remember you don't know who knows what, so never fight unless you have to !!
Peace Jerry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66QUVtyDpc

Using the Upper Cut

Hi All,

If you have ever been in a real fight, you know that most street fighters are head hunters.

That is they will immediately try to hit you in the face or some place on your head. They have been conditioned by watching boxing matches and mma fights into thinking that one good punch to the jaw will knock the other guy out, that is correct if you do it right. You will know if a person is trained by the way they punch. Straight punches usually means the person has been trained in how to punch at least, were as big wild round punches usually means no training. You can use the upper cut on both of these fighters. To use the upper cut on a trained fighter or some one who throws straight punches. As the punch is thrown you either have to step straight in to the persons center line ( to the middle of his body ) or step to the outside of his arm on a 45 degree angle . We will discuss stepping straight in.

Say the person throws a straight right punch to your face if you step straight in with your right foot and block with a left out block coming from the center of your body out , hit his arm with the outside of your left forearm and then let your hand slide down and grab his arm at the bicep. At the same time deliver the right upper cut hitting him under his chin. Bring it up from your waist level , he won't see it coming because it is below his line of vision. This is a rude stop !! you can now right elbow him across his jaw since you are still holding his right arm. Follow up by hooking his one of his legs (which ever one is forward) and grabbing his face with your right hand and pushing him down. The first strike, the upper cut sets up all the rest.

If a person throws a big wild round house motion punch at your head you step on a 45 degree angle with your left foot and do your left block at the bicep and then upper cut under the chin. This will change the follow up as you will be more to one side so you could do a back elbow to the side of his head and then wrap your arm around his neck and do a guillotine choke or wrap and fall back and ram his head into the ground.

If you decide to try these techniques go slow and be care full as you can get hurt very easily.

Do so at your own risk !!



If you would like to learn more about using angles and straight lines in fighting go here and check out my book : The Use of Lines, Angles & Circles in Hand to Hand Combat

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Peace ! Jerry

Defending Against Multiple Punches

Hi All,
Sorry about not posting for a couple of months, been going to school. That's just about finished
so I'll be back to rambling once again. ha !

I read an interesting question on one of the Kung Fu San Soo forums.
Someone asked about how do you defend against a person who throws multiple punches at you.
If your a kick boxer, boxer or similar fighter that makes perfect sense, because these fighters stay in front of their opponent and trade punches, they use bobbing and weaving and block punches with their arms and elbows to get in close enough to score or knock the other fighter out.
So they are trading punches to to achieve their goal "win the contest". In Kung Fu San Soo and alot of other true self defense arts that is not the case. We do not stay in front of our opponents and trade punches our art is not set up that way , the kung fu fighter uses movement to keep them safe while striking vital areas on the other fighter. In San Soo we are usally fighting only on side of the opponent at a time, if some throws a one two combination , since we can step to the side that's thrown first that effectively neutralizes the other punch thrown from the other side.
Here's an example: if some one throws a right punch left punch combination, you can step to the outside of the right punch by stepping on a 45 degree angle with your left foot blocking and grabbing on the outside of of the opponent's right arm, so when he throws the left punch there is no one there to punch !
He can't follow you with that other punch because he would have to punch across himself to do that and it's already to late for him as you should have already backhanded him in the throat or kicked him in the groin our goal is to eliminate the threat as quickly as possible.

Do this drill : Have your training partner step into a typical boxers stance, left foot forward with the power hand (right hand in back), as he slides or steps forward with his left foot to close the distance on you and throws that left jab you step with your right foot on a 45 degree angle to the outside of his left arm block and grab with your left arm, as you can see he would be throwing the right punch at air ! By that time you should have right forearmed his elbow, right back hammered his nose or throat, right backhanded to his ribs and right shin kicked his left thigh ,effectively ending the fight. This would take about 3 to 5 seconds . Alot of people, even some San Soo people say you cannot block and grab a full force punch , well I'm here to tell you you can once you perfect your timing and apply the basic principles of Kung Fu San Soo.

Learn to use your timing and angles to your advantage, also you don't have to always block and grab , you can duck under, go around, drop to the ground and punch them in the groin and kick their legs out.
Have Fun !
Peace , Jerry

Put Some Stopping Power in Your Kicks

Hi All,
In the martial arts we use our bodies for weapons.
Hands for striking and grabbing along with elbows, fingers, knees, etc.
One of the most powerful weapons are our legs and feet, the legs have the largest muscles on our body, so they can deliver a very powerful strike if you know when and how to deliver them on to your opponent. I see in cage match's and other such fights the front kick used for a jab and round house kick to legs kick boxing style, these will really put the hurt on you . If someone is rushing at you need to stop them in their tracks. Use the front or side kick for this , you just need to put some concentrated power behind them. Also they have to hit where it hurts, solar plexus, abdomen, ribs and have to be timed so they hit them as they are rushing toward you, this increases the amount of energy in your kick.
A good drill to develop this is to swing an 80 lb. heavy bag so it is swinging back and forth.
Set yourself up with your kicking leg back and do a front kick, kicking with the ball of your foot as it comes toward you try to kick through the bag and knock it back.
Do this drill with front kicks and side kicks.
If you have a training partner have him hold a kick bag and move toward you, how fast is up to you, it's going to be a rude stop!!
This will build your reaction time and power.
Have fun !!
Peace, Jerry

Open Hand Defense Against A Weapon

At one time or another you or I could come up against someone who has picked up a weapon of some sorts. Could be a stick, tire iron, baseball bat, bottle, chain, any number of things that could be swung at us. The big mistake some people make is to try and fight the weapon, you always want to fight the person not the weapon. You don't want to use your body to block something that is harder than your body is. Using the right movements you can neutralize the weapon your opponent is swinging at you. You do this by moving past the weapon and attacking the opponent.
Here's a technique to show you that.

Opponent has a stick or some other weapon in his right hand, he is swinging it at your head in a circular moition. As he approaches and starts to swing it , you step on a 45 degree angle with your left foot and squat down into a full horse, you are going under the weapon. This movement will put you by the side of his right leg , now right roundhouse punch to his groin ,this will cause him to bend over, you are still squating , grab his right ankle at the back with your left hand and stand up this will drop him on his back, hold on to his ankle, turn right back at him ,this will put you standing between his legs and right stomp on his groin.

This is a simple technique and works very well, so you see you don't have to block or worry about the weapon. You evade the weapon, attack and take him down hard !!

Have a nice 4th of July !!
As my generation likes say : AMERICA, LOVE IT or LEAVE IT !!
Peace, Jerry