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- From: schan@birch.srg.af.mil (Stephen Chan x4485)
- Subject: Re: Counters
- Organization: SRG, Arinc Research Corp., Annapolis, MD
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 14:25:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.142536.21591@srg.srg.af.mil>
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- In article <BxoM3y.G5J@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jl52800@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (The Incredible Mr.Wong) writes:
- >I'm just looking for some comments here.....I've seen a lot of demonstrations
- >where someone throws a punch or kick at the demonstrator, who then does a
- >whole bunch of stuff to disable to attacker. The demonstrator is usually very
- >quick, and it DOES look impressive. But, it seems like the attacker is more or
- >less immobile after the initial attack for the benefit of the demonstration.
-
- Just a little theoretical point:
- In many of the grappling arts, the idea is that if the opponent gives
- up their center to lunge in for an attack, this gives you an opportunity to
- shift their center of balance up into their chest - this little shift is
- supposed to break their flow long enough for you to apply whatever nasty move
- you have planned.
- The "non-demo" versions of these techniques are often very small and
- tight, so you don't need such a big opening.
-
- >It makes me wonder how effective these counters would be in real life? I mean,
- >I've seen quite a few street fights, and when someone attacks, they keep
- >attacking until it's over. Does anyone have any experience using techniques
- >learned in the dojo in a REAL fight, where someone would be actively resisting?
-
- Not me, but I have met grappling-type instructors who have used these
- techniques against "street" attackers (in one case, some guy on PCP)
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