lonecoyote
Brown Belt
I've learned a lot from everyone here at MartialTalk. This is a great place. Okay, got that out of the way. I've been reading about what some call the fence, which is positioning your hands between yourself and a possible attacker. In an article in the martialist, Sharp Phil has both hands up, palms forward, but not in a wimpy don't hurt me way, very assertive. I had an old kenpo instructor who advocated what he called the prayer position ( both hands in front of the chest, fingertips lightly touching, watching your opponent closely) and I've also read about what some call the Jack Benny (one hand touching the elbow of the arm, the other at the face, by the mouth, chin) which seems good, you'd have a downward palm block on the lower arm and an inward 45 or outward extended from the one at the face. Which would you use if trouble were possible but not certain? does everyone use the fence?