Well, I see a thread about the "Worse techniques", lets focus on the "Best techniques". I'm thinking of techniques that are quickly used when surprise attacked, or in any self-defense situation.
These are in my opinion very good techniques for most situations I have been in:
For offensive hand techiques: the straight blast, most lunging techniques, hooks, uppercuts, and the lead straight. Also the backfist for its sneakyness.
For defense: Forearm cover, hand grabbing-to-counter techniques, and side kicks.
For leg strikes (lead & rear): Side kick to the knee or shin, front kick, round kick, spinning kick (to thigh and not very often).
I would say those techniques are good swordfish i also would like you to keep in mind that to increase the performance of these focus attacking them to pressure points or attacjing less trained areas i.e abdomen on larger people or temple try to get off powerful hits to maximum damage areas just to keep in mind
"I would say those techniques are good Swordfish i also would like you to keep in mind that to increase the performance of these focus attacking them to pressure points or attacking less trained areas i.e abdomen on larger people or temple try to get off powerful hits to maximum damage areas just to keep in mind"
Sure I'll keep it in mind, it's very good advice.
Absorb the useful , reject the useless, and add what is specifically your own- Bruce Lee
"I would say those techniques are good swordfish i also would like you to keep in mind that to increase the performance of these focus attacking them to pressure points or attacjing less trained areas i.e abdomen on larger people or temple try to get off powerful hits to maximum damage areas just to keep in mind"
I think your observation about "attacking the abdomen on larger a person" is incorrect. What makes you assume a "larger" person is weaker in that area of the body? LoL Do you think a Sumo Wrestler has weak abs? That is the last spot where I would attack on a Sumo because... 1) He needs a strong torso to coordinate a 250-300 pound body. 2) Fat is 1 layer of protection, and muscle is the second wall. If/when I get into a serious confrontation with a larger person, I wouldn’t strike to the mid-section, and it would be at an angle attack to the ribs.
Here are my first response techniques that I would use in a street fight, only if I couldn’t talk my way out of a situation, or attacked unexpectedly.
Punches:
Straight Lead
Rear Cross
Hook
Uppercut
Various ways of elbowing
Wave Punches
Kicks:
Side Kick
Front Kick
Thai Kick
Oblique Kick
Various ways of kneeing
Wave Kicks
Grappling Moves:
Arm Bar
Ankle Lock
Achilies Lock
Shoulder Lock (i.e. paint brush, figure-four, etc.
Wrist Lock
Neck Lock (choke, guillotine, etc.)
Other:
Finger Jab (eyes or throat)
Palm Strike
Head-Butts
Biting (when you have no other choice)
Snap Kick (for striking groin)
Groin Slap
Defenses:
Interception (This includes Stop-Hits and Destructions)
Parries and evasions fall under interception as well. In my opinion the most common and effective parries would be redirecting outward, away from centerline, good for circular attacks, and redirecting inward, across centerline, good for straight attacks. Good evasions are Systema's escaping. And JKD's zoning, slipping, ducking, bobbing, weaving, and foot work evasions (side-shuffle, backward shuffle, etc.).
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Wave strikes are taught in Systema. They are very unstructured techniques (no such thing as a wave jab, wave cross, wave hook, etc., it's just a wave punch). You normally execute this from the "off-guard" (no stance, any position). Systema guys fight from any position, there is no set guard. While the punches movement may look similar to that of Jeet Kune Do's. The application and body mechanics are completely different. Most of the power is generated through the tork and momentum of the upper body. When executing these techniques you keep your arm as relaxed as possible, also using minimal movement. You let your body whip it into your opponent instead. Perfect relaxation and breathing are key in creating maximum power with the wave punch. The more tense you are, the less powerful the punch will be. Wave punches are sloppier, less direct and slightly more telegraphed then JKD punches. But they are also devastatingly powerful. Wave kicks are relaxed leg movements usually used for defense against kicks (that's how I use them anyway). Using opposite motions to stop attacks. For example, my opponent front kicks me in the knee, I redirect it with a relaxed and loose crescent kick, causing him to spin around. Think of it like parrying with the legs. You can use wave kicks as balance-destroying attack tools, but I prefer JKD kicks when it comes to offense with your legs.
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