This morning we had some fun mixing it up both on the ground and standing. Today we focused on the applications of Trap Fighting. This system allows us to attack the three main componenets of fighting. Movement, Rotation and Balance. We control these things in ourselves and take them away or limit them in the other person. By focusing on removing the balance and movement of the person we limit their ability to effectively atttack us. We dont want to struggle in a battle of strength so we make the attacker fight himself (and often gravity) while we use little effort at all. This will frustrate and tire out the attacker and force a poor decision. But today we focused on being the aggressor. How do we nuetralize and dismantle the attackers body when we need to attack. First we practiced taking the attacker down and trapping his movements so that we can disable him. One thing that became clear, immediately, is the we can not win a fight without using our legs. This is expecially important when we end up on the ground. Without the proper use of the legs we do not stand a chance. In order to force this into our memory we focused on tracking the 4 blades in ourselves and the attacker. The 4 blades are the bones of the forearm and lower legs. By keeping the position of these blades on our minds we train ourselves to always focus on our position and the relationship of our "blades" as well as focusing on these things in the attacker. This is an oversymplification of the process but it is the beginning of directing our focues on more than just the target. So now that we are tracking the positions we can use them to control the blades of the attacker. This takes time to develop, especially when a real encounter starts. under intence stress our focus will become tunnelvision and we will lose the ability to see everything that is going on. But by training to spread the focus onto all of our body (especially the 4 blades) we can more effectively stop and control attacks. So first thing know… Trap fighting hurts. Being the subject and having it applied to our body parts is not a comfortable feeling. Pain,, yes. So we try to be nice as we discover how to use these techniques and how to counter them as they are applied to us. It becomes a chess match of balance and movement. When we add strikes into this,, it becomes even more interesting. But for now we will keep practicing the basic concepts of trap fighting and in a few weeks will progress to bringing all other aspects into the frey.
It is good to see the confidence and abilities of each of the pax increase with each week. A fight is never a good thing,, but becoming good at fighting is a very good thing. The art and moves are neutral,, being neither good or bad. It is how we apply them that matters. It is YHC's hope that no one ever has to use these techniques,,, but if they do, I pray that their efforts during training gives them the ability to survive and defeat any attack.
It is always an honor to train with you fine men. Thank you for allowing me to train with you and share this system with you,
Stay safe
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