One brave soul fought the urge to stay warm in bed, on this rainy morning, and joined this YHC to learn what is certain to be a required survival skill. The fair weather fighters will need to arrange their altercations ahead of time to align with their desired weather patterns since wind and rain appear to be an inconvinient nuisance. Lets hope the weather is warm and mild when the required skills will be called upon. The wind was mild and the rain very light as we trained protected by the canopy above us. Nymph arrived at 0500 to begin his initial class in this system. His advanced understanding of the human body will serve him well in the practical applications of this system. This morning session focused on the standard drills and moved to the defense against knives. This is a very dangerous weapon to defend against and requires severe techniques that quickly disable the opponents ability to continue his attack. One thing for certain will happen in a knife fight,, no matter how skilled you are,, you will get cut. It is therefore necesarry to minimize the exposure of vulnerable targets on your own body, disable the vulnerabilities exposed on the attacker and find more effective targets than the big protected bone covered ball on the top of the neck.
the thang
drills
– inside cross over block, to arm devestation
– center tap leg control roundhouse
-center tap leg control to sidekick
– outside double tap leg control
– outside triple tap leg control hook kick
defense against grabs
straight wrist
– hand release strike to face
– hand release bicept punch, strike to jaw
cross wrst
– grab wrist, elbow strike while stepping
sibgle lapel
– atemi to forearm
double choke
– one knuckle to sternum
– trap wrist, strike to throat
– atemi to inside of metacarpal
Knife attacks and grabs
knife to neck
– rotate body, block wrist, grab arm strike to face
knife to stomach
– rotate body, block to lateral side of arm, strike to hand with knife, strike face
knife to back of neck
– hands in defensive position, rotate away from knife and block to lateral side of arm, pin toward body while stepping in, strike to face
knife to lower back
– hands in lower defensive position, rotate body away from knife and block to lateral side of arm, pin toward body while stepping in, strike to face
basic initial attack from outside
– extended crescent kick to front knee, step in, strike to face
There are three things required to survive any dangerous unplanned altercations.
– a strong mind and will to survive
– a strong body
– a trained body
It is this YHC's pleasure to share the knowledge and skills that were taught to me over the years. I am thankful for the oppurtunity to train with you fine men.