Defending the impending knife threat from the front. Always remember, if it’s possible, when you see the threat, you may be able to move away quickly from the danger zone. One should also train on complying. If this is the best solution …
P2 Training Program
Defending the impending knife threat from the front. Always remember, if it’s possible, when you see the threat, you may be able to move away quickly from the danger zone. One should also train on complying. If this is the best solution …
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Defending the impending knife threat from the front. Always remember, if it’s possible, when you see the threat, you may be able to move away quickly from the danger zone. One should also train on complying. If this is the best solution, naturally you should do it. Defending and countering. Slap the back of the hand of the opponent while creating a bit of a body defense, then lean away and kick. Regular kick with the ball of the foot to the groin of the opponent, then continue as needed.
In the next variations, the principles are the same. The hand defense against a threat from the rear or from the side. The outer defense is with the bony palm, the side of the pinky. Defend with the forearm. Defense should be high or low as needed. You should hit the back of the hand or the wrist of the opponent. The principles here are the same, meaning defend while leaning away, and counter-attacking first of all with a kick, then continue as needed. If the opponent is too close, one should do a small step, and then use the kick. In all these techniques, we are practically kicking a side-kick or something between a side-kick and a defensive back-kick.
Utilizing a knife threat at the medium and short ranges. Start with a hand defense followed with a body defense. Control, counter-attack, and then the finishing mode is either moving away or disarming. Start with a hand defense that will deflect and grab the wrist area. Straighten your arm, straighten your elbow, lower the knife just a little bit. As you move diagonally forward, clear the channel of the attack and counter-attack as soon as possible. You should be reaching the opponent about 45 degrees from the side. Continue with the double control, meaning two hands grabbing the wrist and the palm of the opponent, straighten your elbow and counter-attack more with knee kicks. Finish with pushing the opponent away and moving away from the danger zone. If possible, you must prevent the opponent from taking the knife or coming closer with the knife to you. Preemptive attack with the hand or with the leg is more suitable. The opponent managed to get close to you and put the knife to your throat.
Here we see a similar technique, practically a variation of the basic technique. Hand defense, body defense, control, counter-attack, and the finishing mode. In this technique, because of the position of the knife, you are still moving to the outside, to the dead side or blind side, of the opponent. In order to disarm the opponent, which is an option, with one hand you’ve already grabbed the opponent’s wrist. With the other hand, grab his fist, watch that you don’t grab the lower part of the knife. Bend strongly the wrist of the opponent, sending the blade to the outside, the opponent’s elbow is low. Relax your fingers, insert them into the opponent’s hand, and scrape the knife away while redirecting the blade to the outer side, to the outside.
Here the opponent put the knife to the other side of your throat. Act now with the right hand in order to move the knife away from your throat. Practically it’s a mirror image to the previous technique. Start with the hand defense, continue to the body defense. Move to the outside, double control and kick with the back leg. Here too, grabbing the wrist and double control in order to bend the wrist and disarm the knife away from the opponent.
A. Circular Strikes Hooks (Roundhouses) & Uppercuts
Notes: Start drilling both strikes first from a semi-passive stance, then from a ready stance; for the hooks, while in ready stance the front-hand strike has two variations.
D. Kicks
E. Series of Attacks – to the front, side and rear; with different targets, heights and angles
F. Inside Defenses with Palm or Forearm Against Straight Punches
G. Outside Defenses Against Punches
H. Body Defense with Hand Strike to Groin
I. Defending Against an Opponent Attacking from Different Angles
J. Leg Defenses Against Kicks [from passive and ready ('outlet') stances]
Note: Technique no.1 is first applied against regular kicks and later against roundhouse and sidekicks. Techniques 3 and 4 are used against an attack delivered to an unknown height. Use the forearm as previously learned, bony or muscular parts for inside or outside defenses.
K. Choke Releases (including Distance Timeline)
Note: When lack of force, use two hands to remove one of attacker's chocking hand.
L. Defenses Against a Knife Threat (including Distance Timeline)
N. Choke Releases While on the Ground
O. Using Common Objects – Small Objects to Distract
Note: This is used primarily in a situation before an actual attack is made, mainly during the threat stage or in the very early stages of an attack.
Q. Returning Attacker (defend -- attack -- defend)
1. Releases