Kick Pad Strike
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Have you seen all of the fancy responses martial artists have to someone grabbing them by the front of their shirts? These martial arts techniques are fancy, but as far as being practical? In order to be more efficient, these fancy martial artists should have the following phrase tattooed on their chests....
No Arm Tangling Allowed
I don't know about you, but one of my sub-goals in the martial arts is to learn to react cleanly and smoothly. Don't you want martial arts techniques that are super efficient? It's not that you want each of your techniques to look or feel special by itself, when practicing solo. I think that you should tend to favor moves that are clean in their execution.
Discovering Efficient Martial Arts Techniques
Look for techniques that don't start by putting you in a bad position. Search for ways to strike without entangling your arms in your aggressor's arms or legs. One type of technique that 'concerns' me is the tactic of entangling your arms on purpose. Why would anyone want to limit their mobility intentionally. Imagine someone grabbing the front of your shirt with both hands. Many schools teach you to stick your arm between the aggressor's arms and try to make a wedge....
Some practitioners snake their arm down through the space between the arms from above, and others prefer to come up from below. You force one arm to let go by pressing against one arm and using a torquing pressure against the other. Think of applying a tourniquet. Think leverage -- think lever.
Even Worse than Tangle-Arm Techniques
But don't think too long -- it's a bad, inefficient answer to the task of dealing with a shirt grabber.
Why would you want to tie up a hand from the beginning? What's worse -- many schools insist that you grab your own fist with your other hand, to apply more force. Now, you are entangling both hands. Arrgh. Can you see how bad this is? It's much worse than even the arm tangle, wouldn't you agree? These are the types of moves that can get you in real trouble.
So, what's the answer?
Efficient Martial Arts Techniques As The Solution
First -- don't look to go through the hands as your opening technique. The exception to this is if you are a chi sao or push hands expert, and rely on your opponent's pressure to dictate your techniques.
Even then ... just kick first.
["But what about hand techniques?"]
What about them?
If it makes you feel comfortable, poke your attacker's eye out (but don't hold me or anyone connected with this article responsible for your actions). Do you want more advice? Are you craving to know how to remove the grabbing hands?
My question would be, why bother? Having hands grabbing my shirt has never stopped me from doing exactly what I want anyway. Still want more advice? OK, grab over the top, not through the arms. Make sure you have strikes that occur simultaneously from your reach-over-grab.
Then counter with more hits and a technique that locks both of your opponent's hands while leaving you free to wail on him (or her). And since you are in so close to your attacker, it's a perfect opportunity for an elbow strike. Unfortunately, it's also a chance for your enemy to elbow strike you....
Download my new, Free ebooklet, "Elbow Strike Counters": Free-Elbow Strike Counters
Read another article about martial arts efficiency here: Perfecting Wrist Locks.
Also, you'll find 2 ebooklets on practical grappling -- with a mini wrist locks course, here free, Wrist Locks
Keith Pascal has been a full-time martial-arts author for eight years and a martial-arts teacher for 25 years.
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