Category: Kung Fu
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The Bear Trap
In the previous post, we discussed how to defend against being grabbed from behind when your arms are free. However, if the attacker has grabbed you and your hands are stuck next to you, you would not be able to bend your arms. Without being able to bend your arms, you would not be able…
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The Bear Hug
An attacker may sometimes catch you by surprise when approaching you from behind. This is often also the case when they are part of a group. This attack may be aimed at restraining you while another person attacks. This may even happen at a party where there is a large crowd of people surrounding you…
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Wig Snatched
Often an attack may happen when the attacker is quite close and you are in an environment where you are not expecting to be attacked. An example would be when you are at a party or in a club. In these circumstances, you are unable to predict the attack and need to prepare for responding…
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“They tried to punch my stomach”
The stomach region presents an attacker with a lower probability of missing. A punch to the stomach also knocks a person’s wind out, shocking them temporarily, and causing them to drop their hands automatically. Missing a stomach punch and hitting a person’s abdomen has an even more powerful impact. It is essential therefore to prevent…
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I thought they wanted to dance
Another common attack is when someone grabs your shoulders from in front. This attack is usually used by stronger people with the aim to both intimidate and trap. In this attack, the person may reach forward and push your shoulders into a wall behind you with both hands. They have decreased the distance between you,…
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The defence you need to know
The swinging motion of the arm, also known as the “haymaker”, is the most common attack from inexperienced fighters on the street. This is because most people do not understand the concept I previously explained and how a straight punch is the most shocking and hardest to predict and therefore more effective. In this instance,…
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Defending against a Straight Punch
The straight punch is another quite common punch used by those on the streets. This punch would tend to be directed straight at your face and may be used by an attacker closer to you to strike you on your nose or jaw. It is like the Wing Chun punch we discussed earlier. The move…
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The Orginal Defence
The final technique I will introduce you to for wrist grabs is one used when the attacker pins both your hands against you with one hand (they would tend to do this with one hand so that they still have access to their other hand and do not fully immobilise themselves) or grabs you by…
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“They grabbed my wrist”
Previously, I discussed a technique to prevent one’s wrist from being grabbed in the first place. However, there are various instances where your reaction time may not be fast enough to prevent an attacker from grabbing your wrist. If you are not able to do this first technique in time, and the person does grab…
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“They tried to grab my wrist”
Grabbing the wrist is often the first step of an attack. The attacker is subconsciously aiming to take away your ability to hit back. It could be used to pull you closer to them or to prevent you from resisting (e.g. flailing or punching). Here, I’ll teach you one move to help prevent any person…