Hard break fall forward. Whether somebody had thrown you, or you stumbled, fell, and you are going towards the ground in relatively high speed.
G1 Training Program
Hard break fall forward. Whether somebody had thrown you, or you stumbled, fell, and you are going towards the ground in relatively high speed.
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Hard break fall forward. Whether somebody had thrown you, or you stumbled, fell, and you are going towards the ground in relatively high speed. The need to break fall is obvious. If the time is short, you cannot do a soft break fall, and a hard break fall is needed. You are striking the ground with the palms and forearms. Your elbows should not hit the ground. The natural way of striking the ground brought the palms closer, then the elbows are close into each other, sort of a triangle. In this break fall, the elbows are below the height of the shoulders. Raise your head, your body should be straight, and the strike through the ground is stopping you from falling further. The head is raised so it will not hit the ground. Straighten your body to prevent it from hitting the surface. The learning process to this break fall is to execute it from low height, meaning from your knees and from low squat.
Rolling sideways. The assumption is that you are falling sideways, and you cannot turn to either direction to execute a roll forward or roll backwards. The momentum enables the roll, your chest is facing forward while the movement is sideways. Execute the roll that will start with the palm, from that towards the upper forearm, the upper arm, the shoulder blade, the other shoulder blade, the side of the body, and then the figure four to get up. Executing the roll should stay with your chest forward as long as you can. Only one hand is touching the ground in the first phase of the roll. While getting up you can use the other hand to assist. Rest your leading palm in the line of the body. This is the line of rolling sideways. The fingers however are pointing forward. Press the ground with your hand to create the resistance that enable you to roll, and not to crash into the ground. Roll at the upper part of your back and shoulder blades area. From there to the side of the body, and to the figure four, getting up into the regular ready stance, or to side stance.
B. Attacks
C. Kicks
E. Defenses Against Medium and High Side Kicks
Note: stop kicks are also effective against sidekicks.
F. Releases From Wrist Grabs While on the Ground
(attacker has mounted the defender)
G. Escaping from Headlocks and Chokes While on the Ground
H. Defending Against a Standing Opponent When Defender is on the Ground
I. Defenses Against Overhand (Regular) Stab
J. Defenses Against Underhand (Oriental) Stab
K. Defense Against a Handgun Threat from the Front
L. Defenses Against Previously Unknown Attacks from a Variety of Angles
M. Dealing with a Continuing Attacker – Whilst releasing from previously learnt Chokes and/or Headlocks
N. Simulations of Real Life Situations/Scenarios
Defending Horizontal (Swing) Stick Attack to the Legs