Personal Defense

4 elements of self defense

stances

blocks

punches

kicks

stance 4

feet one shoulder width apart

stance 5

pigeon toe—feet 1.5 shoulder width apart

stance 6

straddle legged stance—2 shoulder width apart

stance 7

forward stance—front knee bent over toe, back leg locked straight, both hips towards the front, one shoulder width wide, two shoulder lengths long. 75% front leg 25% back leg

stance 8

Back stance—back foot turns to the side 60% on the back foot 40% on the front foot

stance 9

cat stance—shift back to seven from eight. slide front foot halfway back. heel is off the ground. 95% on back and 5% on front. used for ease of kicking.

stance 10

natural stance—one shoulder width wide and long. 50% and 50% weight distribution.

Blocks

used to defend against attacks. always make an x before blocking. blocking hand goes on the inside first.

X block

block in an x above head

high block

block with one arm above the head

low block

blocking at lower abs

inside block

slide hand under arm and block from the inside

outside block

doesn’t make an x at all. hand to the ear bring across the body to block from the outside.

knife hand block

knife hand goes in the inside and fingers are together, thumb is tucked, and blocks with the blade of the hand. follows both rules of blocking

punches

proper tight fist

elbow rubs sides

twist at the end

straight wrists

punch with two big knuckles

double punch

both fists

center punch

heart is the target

high punch

nose is the target

low punch

nose is the target

three basic power of punches

twisting motion at end

push pull simultaneously

use muscles

kicking

four counts each

front kick

for counts use toe or ball of foot

side kick

four counts, use the blade of the foot. should be in front kick position before and after kicking. knee above belt

round kick

open the gate so hips are open for more power. four counts kick with instep of foot. point toe.

slide across and above so it is a direct kick to the side.

back kick

kick backwards after turning and looking. flex toes upwards to kick with heel

block and punch always opposite of partner

stepping drill

take a c step and open the gate opposite foot with partner toe to toe. foot that is in front is the same side of the hand that will do the technique. step then punch.

shifting drill

shifting from stance 7 to stance 8 back and forth. punching on stance seven blocking on 8. front and black foot of partners aligned. front hand blocks back hand attacks

kiai

vocal harassment

sword and shield method

block with front hand and attack with back hand