Be nice until it is time Not to be nice. A Patrick Swayze qoute from Road House. But fighting is never a time to be nice. During an altercation there are times a person has to be willing and able to do horrible things to another human being. Learning the technique for a certain situation is the first obstacle,,, overcoming the compassion and empathy while ignoring the ensuing gut wrenching screams and cries can often be the largest obstacle to defeating an opponent. So first we practice,, and learn the technique. Repeat until it becomes muscle memory and somewhat automatic in response and effect. But the natural and innate desire to not cause harm to another is not so easy to over come. So we break it down to basics. We understand what will be done to parts of the body in minute detail. De-humanize the effects by making it a study of the anatomy and physiology. Simple cause and effect with the focus on the smallest detail of the damage being created. Sounds simple enough,,, and it is. It is very simple to study the body and the effects in this manner,,, right up to the point of actually performing a technique. Then the feel of the body as it gives way to the applied force, the sounds of the body parts disrupted from their natural state,,,, but most distracting can be the the grones, cries, and very often screams that are typically produced by the opponent. And you would think that this would be the hardest part to overcome,,, but it is not. What is most disturbing to overcome is the facial reactions and distorted expressions,,, these will likely cause the most hardened of hearts to pause,,, giving the opponent a breif instant to cause you great harm. So,, as it was stated in the beginning,,, it is time to learn how Not to be nice. The way it was taught to YHC was first you learn to be a good fighter, then made tough,, then you are hardened. At first I thought the hardening was a special physical part of the training. But it became clear very quickly that hardening was the development of the ability to actually perform the technique to cause the damage that you intended. Regrdless of the response by the opponent.
So back to how we accomplish this. We slowly perform these techniques on each other,, getting used to feeling the flesh, muscles and bones as they move in our hands. We push them to their natural limits and then slightly beyond to create the beginning of the desired effect. yes,, it hurts,, sometimes a lot. Bruises will occur. Screams will be heard. But eventually we learn the natural limits of the human body, but more importantly we get used to handling the body. We get used to causing discomfort. We disconnect the natural emotional response that is programmed into us at birth to stop an action that is causing another harm. It is then that we will be able to perform the action required to defeat a dangerous individual that is intent on ending your life. We learn to Not be nice.
The Thang
The standard drills were performed with a clear level of imporvement and excitement. It is good to see the pax enjoying and recognizing the imporovement in themselves as well as others.
i wont list all of the drills as they are repeated each week in pretty much the same order.
We did add a few new drills and techniques.
hand drills
drills added
-trap block and punch, disrupt biceps with punching hand, strike to face
– cross block to outside, sidefist to ribs, verticle punch to face
leg drills
focused on pull traps and leg break
drills added
– round house to lateral thigh, rotate striking leg, step down on top of calf driving to ground
can add disruption of achilles tendon if desired
defense against low tackler grabs or wrestler standing attack
– stun top of head, drop and strike to throat
– stun head, control neck and shoulder, attack windpipe and drive toward spine
– stun head, control neck and shoulder, use "can opener" to caroitid split in neck, latch onto trap, drive thumb up and in
– trap neck and head, control neck, head koto, drive head to ground
– control head and neck, grab ear, rotate hand containing ear, tear off
– control head and neck, use "can opener' strike into eye, lock onto jaw, drive thumb toward brain
The training is becoming fun and all are welcome to attend. There is not good or bad time to start. All drills are repeated each week so you will not miss out on the fun.
Thank you once again for allowing me the chance to share this knowlegde with this group of fine men.