If you and your opponent are squaring off face-to-face then it's sort of an equal situation. From here he can swing at you and you can swing at him... He can try to tackle you, and you can try to clinch him. To paraphrase the old song, at this point anything he can do, hopefully you can do better! But we don't want it to be a fair fight. Ideally you should set up a … [Read more...]
How to Survive a Flurry of Punches
There are lots of techniques out there to defend against a single punch or kick. Personally that reminds me of the old-fashioned one-step sparring in Karate; stilted, mechanical, and completely unrealistic. The sad reality is that if someone is sufficiently motivated to attack you then they're probably NOT just going to throw a single punch. And if they've done … [Read more...]