Originally posted by kenpo12
I was hoping you could be a little more specific. It just seems to me you don't have alot of time when someone is intent on taking you down.
Well sir the medium makes it difficult, but essentially when a person
"bear-hugs," the immediacy of the action creates a level of inertia and body mass that will impact the victim, and "bump" them causing them to move. Less than a tackle because the intent is different, but more than a "handshake."
This action can be used to initiate a mechanism that, once contact is made, will preclude the attacker from being aligned sufficiently to be able to push, pull, or lift. It is one of the many sub-category applications of the "slap-check" that I was taught by Parker to mis-align an attacker.
This comes under the area of the curriculum we called, "Surviving The Initial Assault," and the Psychology of Confrontation. From there we engage additional mechanisms to insure a stable base, as we "control" the attacker for an "Initial Retaliation." A stable base is given a high priority at the beginning of the assault. ANYTIME you step "backwards" you are off balance and mis-aligned, and must use mechnisms to correct your "Skeletal Alignment" to survive the constant forward pressure of a grappling attack, regardless of the degree. Even a "casual" hug a women might experience will knock you into a "Anatomical Inefficient Posture."
Describing striking is somewhat easier, but there is a reason judo, jiu-jitsu, aikido, and chin-na books are mostly pictures. These activities require "hands on" and siginificant physical interaction to grasp the concepts.
At this point I should remind you there are different methodologies for a "takedown." This technique attack is an initial front bear-hug. An attacker may decide later in the assault to take you down, but that is not the initial attack. If you learn your lesson well, (we teach it at yellow) you will prevent him from moving beyond the "Initial Assault Mechanism."
