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MAY 1982 Vol. 13, No.5

FEATURES

21 GARY AND GEORGE MOVE THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE OUT OF PHILADEL­PHIA-The Michak brothers grew up competing against one another. As siblings come to adulthood, their rivalries have made them better martial artists.

28 THE MAN WHO KICKED A HOLE IN TEXAS-Last year he was nowhere to be seen. That was before this Air Force Ser­geant went out and kicked a hole through one of the toughest states in the country.

32 TRAINING WOMEN TO FIGHT HARD-A Maryland teacher had so many women stu­dents that he decided to develop a program. The object was to get them to overcome their reluc­tance to hit and kick in earnest.

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IMPROVE THAT SIDE KICK-Mike Genova illustrates the traditional and competitive ways to throw the side kick and offers you some drills for addi ng speed and power.

SUFFERING FOOLS GLAD­LY-Fred King discusses what to do and how to drill so that you master-just in case-the knack of falling, being pushed, tripped, and retaliating. There's a big difference between serious injury and mere indignity.

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by the Bay .................. . 52 Point Scoring at the NKC Finals ... 58 Scorpion Stings Wisconsin .. .. . .. . 63 Shepherd Fells "Oak Tree" ....... 66 1981 Somerville Karate

Invitat ionals . . . . ....... ...... 68 Theriault Tames "The Bull" .... . . 70 Bennett Repeats at Northeastern .. . 72 New England Grand . . . .. . . . .... . 74 Prouder Takes Fisher Bash ... .... 75

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SUFFERING FOOLS GLADLY HOW TO FALU GET PUSHED, BE TRIPPED AND RETALIATE by Fred King

To fall or not to fall—that is not the question. The question is how to fall so you go down, if not fighting, then at least to your own advantage.

There are many ways of falling. Take a look at any judo or aikido book on the subject and you will come into contact with many of the basic falling techniques. Here I'm assuming that you have at least a working knowledge of these. If not, then I sug­gest that without reading any further you begin to familiarize with this neglected aspect of your martial education. With respect to falling, consider this something of an inter­mediate course. As a relatively ad­vanced student of the arts, you will recognize the possibility of being

prone and will want to do all you can to fall in such a way as to immediately strengthen your position.

The viewpoint here is that you are already off balance in one way or an­other and must now deal with the situation. In most street encounters, your attacker will try to get you when you're off guard. Therefore, unless you're sure you've already mastered the "Way of Total Perception" or unless you can see into the future, you might be caught unaware and find yourself headed for the deck.

What to do and how to handle that

Only by actually taking to the cold, hard concrete can one fully train for an en­counter on the street.

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H E L I C O P T E R SPIN As the defender is walking down the alley (1), an aggressive person pushes him backward (2). The defender goes with the flow by stepping backward (3) and forcing his attacker off balance. Note that the defender raises his rear arm and ac­celerates the motion by spinning very quickly In a counterclockwise direction. This spinning motion is used to deflect whatever's left of the push and to regain the balance. When the force has gone out of the push (4) and the attacker has lost his balance, scoop kick him to the groin (5) with the heel or sole of the foot.

HAIR PULL C H E C K M A T E

This Is the way the bully always used to try and trip you (1) In the schoolyard. The attacker throws an arm around the de­fender's shoulder (2) and moves as If to push him backward over a hooking leg. Most people In this situation freeze up and make the mistake of fighting for their balance or getting Into a wrestling match. A more effective response calls for reach­ing out to take a fistful (3) of the pusher's hair. Note that the defender grabs hair on the side of the attacker's head. It Is more painful to have your hair pulled from this area of your scalp than from the top of your head. Try It and find out. Now as the attacker Is caught In the defender's trap (4), he will either hit the deck at the same time as the defender (and probably harder), or he will hit first, smashing his head and giving up total control to the defender.

ROLL IN AND TACKLE TECHNIQUE In another variation of the schoolyard trip (1), the defender whirls very quickly away from his attacker (2) and drops under­neath him (3). Reaching across until he captures his attacker's far leg (4), the defender topples his attacker and moves gradually to a position of increasing con­trol (5) by first punching him (6) to the ribs or groin, kneeing (7) to his ribs, yanking his hair (8), and attacking a nerve (9).

"going down" syndrome is of vital importance to your street self-defense program. It is important to dummy play this and drill and drill for just such an unpleasant encounter. If you don't, what you are unprepared for is likely to happen. You will be caught unprepared, you will go down, and you may not get back up. The saying, "How you train is how you fight" is very apropos to this situation. And don't be too easy on yourself. I per­sonally recommend training on some hard floors for these particular drills (assuming you're in condition to go through them on a mat). Finally, go out and roll around on the concrete. That's where you're likely to have to 46

"Don't be too easy on yourself. Go out and roll around on the concrete."

"As the defender you must allow yourself the feeling of being knocked off balance . . . "

fight for your life. The role of the "dummy" (see KI,

March '82, pg. 32) is crucial. Work with people of varying sizes so you can feel how it will be for different sizes, weights, heights, leg and arm lengths. As the defender you must allow your­self the feeling of being knocked off balance and experience the feeling of losing control. Only then can you build an effective reaction. Without such preparation you will behave like most people: you will freeze up, tighten up, or blank out whenever you feel as though your body has passed out of your own control.

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FALLING L E G HOOK AND PULL OVER

As the attacker sneaks up behind the de­fender (1) and pushes him, the defender falls straight down (2) and turns directly back Into his attacker (as you fall be sure to bend your knees so as to lower your center of gravity to a point at which counterattack becomes possible). This is a more advanced technique in that you are opening yourself up for the attacker's kick (3). When the attacker sees his victim defenseless, he shoots a kick toward his face. The defender kicks to the kicking foot to check the kick (4), then follows up with a kick to his attacker's supporting knee (5&6) as the attacker struggles for balance. Instantly, the defender hooks hard (7) to the attacker's front leg, yanking him (8) to the ground. When the attacker goes down, the defender goes Immediate­ly (9) for the eyes.

FRONT TRIP AND A C H I L L E S TENDON COUNTERATTACK

The defender is walking along and en­counters an attacker (1) who Intends to trip him from the front. At first, the defend­er loses his balance (2), then he rolls (3) back and drives a knee into the back of the attacker's leg (4). As the attacker buckles under the impact, the defender raises up (5) and drops all his weight on the back of the attacker's Achilles tendon (6) with his knee.

study his reaction. Even many black belts will tighten up and lose control over their bodies (as opposed to relax­ing, going with it, and maintaining control). This reaction must be dealt with—the sooner the better.

One of the primary rules in falling is the rule of acceleration. When you are being tripped or are falling, you L E G S C I S S O R S AND TAKEDOWN COUNTER As the defender is tying his shoelace (1), an attacker comes up (2) and pushes him down. The defender curls one leg In (3&4) to protect his groin, reaches out with the other leg (5) and hooks the attacker's kick­ing leg, taking him down (6) and then strik­ing to his groin (7) when the attacker tries to regain his position or execute a kick.

need to regain control of your body. By deliberately accelerating your mo­tion, you will be able to do just that. This is not the only rule in falling, but it is one of the major ones. Think of it this way. When someone pushes or trips you, force your upper body to move faster than it has been moved.

You will notice from the photos that these techniques are not picture perfect. Certainly they lack the dra­matic queility of jump spinning hook' 48 49

OUTSIDE HOOK AND PULL AWAY As the defender Is welklng down the alley someone pushes at him (1), or punches him, causing him to fall off to ona side. As the dafender falls (2), he hooks his at· tacker's leg (3) and pulls. The delender falls (4) and gets Immediately (5) to his feet as the attecker Is stili falling. The defender may now choose to pursue his advantage (6) or get away.

kicks to the head. If you try them out, Ihough, you wi ll soon see that there is enough force there to handle what you are trying to accomplish. In the street it is a cardinal rule. You must have enough force to accomplish what you wish-what you've set out to do. For the sake of the photography, many of these motions had to be somewhat ab­breviated. Still, there is enough of each technique 10 give you an idea of what you need to practice. As you practice and drill in these techniques they wi ll become smoother and smoother.

All of these techniques are worth­less unless you train in them, research for yourself the pros and cons of each, and understand that these are used primarily when you've already been taken by surprise and find yourself on the way down. These are very real and should be seen as such. Don' t polish and perfect these movements fo r the sake of show. Work them in all their awkwardness.

While it may be said that a truly wise man will probably never find himself in this type of predicament, I am among those who believe that a truly wise man is hard to find these days. :IL 50

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