My job is not to put fighters into the ring or even make Olympic champions. My job is to allow those who want to to stand up a little straighter, to draw the line against oppression and indignity, to stand and survive any trespass,and finally to look in the mirror and love the the person they see looking back at them.
This I do with joy in my heart.
Gregory Poretz
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Anatomy of a Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch
This is a good example of poor situational awareness. If the victim had made eye contact or acknowledged the thug in some way he may have appeared to be a "harder" target, or at least a more troublesome target. watch the thug look over his left shoulder and sway back just before the attack.
Preempitive Strike
It looks like the guy in green wants a fight, watch how black jacket sets up distance, closes and strikes. Watch how black jacket softly controls arms at close range. he has already set up a defensive stance while keeping a non aggressive posture. Watch closely for left arm control while right fist launches.
Payback
Good defensive example. Note the street fighter "kata". Black shirt should have his hands up sooner. He waits until thug grabs his neck. Watch for the braichal stun, it doesn't work to great effect because the thug has not committed himself to the attack. Finally he sets up a low fence and finishes with a hard straight left.
PS this is not the US, or the self defense would have started much sooner.
This is a good example of poor situational awareness. If the victim had made eye contact or acknowledged the thug in some way he may have appeared to be a "harder" target, or at least a more troublesome target. watch the thug look over his left shoulder and sway back just before the attack.
Preempitive Strike
It looks like the guy in green wants a fight, watch how black jacket sets up distance, closes and strikes. Watch how black jacket softly controls arms at close range. he has already set up a defensive stance while keeping a non aggressive posture. Watch closely for left arm control while right fist launches.
Payback
Good defensive example. Note the street fighter "kata". Black shirt should have his hands up sooner. He waits until thug grabs his neck. Watch for the braichal stun, it doesn't work to great effect because the thug has not committed himself to the attack. Finally he sets up a low fence and finishes with a hard straight left.
PS this is not the US, or the self defense would have started much sooner.
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