On several occasions, I have been asked to describe
what manner of aggressions (attacks) that I initially train
students to protect themselves against. Though obviously, I
can't initially train anyone to defend against every/any possible
manner of aggression possible to be attempted against someone, I can
provide training to respond to commonly attempted aggressions.
The techniques that Taika taught to us, are able to be
easily adapted to most any manner of aggression that is attempted
upon us. Fortunately, those techniques were developed to be adaptive,
in that they can be used against numerous manners of
aggression (with little to no change in execution manner). This
ability makes the student able to be unconcerned with which
arm (Right or Left) is being used against them (only
that they are able to recognize that the aggressor is
attempting to strike them).
This list of aggressive motions is of the actions that
I/we have determined to be the most commonly encountered in
confrontational situations. Though (no doubt) there are others,
this list provides a student with a base set of situations to
work from (for easier practice reference).
Pushes
1-
Hand Push to Chest
2-
Hand Push to Chest
Grabs
Forearm
Grab – Chest Level
(Horizontal
& Vertical in front of the tori) Single Straight/Cross-Hand of
Uke Grabbing
Wrist
Grab - 2 on 1 High/Low (Vertical Forearm being grabbed)
Both
Wrist's Grabbed High (Arms Vertical)
Shoulder/Lapel/Upper-Arm Grab
Strikes
Punch
to Head-Straight/Cross Arm
Punch
to Stomach-Straight/Cross Arm
Roundhouse
(Hay-maker) Straight/Cross Arm
Uppercut
Jab
(Uke's Forward Hand, When both are held up in front of
the Tori)
Kicks
Knee
to Groin
(Foot)
Kick to Groin/stomach
Though
each of these aggressions could be done in numerous ways, we begin
student's defending against the basic/most obvious versions of each
(which are what is most commonly encountered).
Strangely,
I'm often questioned the most about why I don't emphasize defending
against kicks to the head? Well, In 50 years, I've only encountered
someone (trying) to kick me in the head (on the street)
once, (as in 1 time). I've never encountered anyone
else ever having it happen (though I'm sure somewhere,
sometime, it has). If/when it has, I'd be inclined to
believe that the individual did something to allow it to
happen (because it sure as hell isn't a naturally easy
motion to occur, and it's very easy to stop/prevent).
Being
recognized for Tuite, RyuTe has scores of responses for grabs
and pushes (of
virtually any/every sort). As with the strikes, these initial
defensive responses are to introduce the student to the systems
technique ideology and to expand their initial awareness of the
abilities for the technique responses. Every
motion taught, can be easily transitioned into alternative techniques
that are taught to the student later in their training.
The
initial techniques shown/taught are to provide the student with a
response (even though they are only beginning their study). The
techniques are not complicated and introduce the student to common
motions that are used in numerous applications that will be taught
later in their study.
As
the student progresses in their training, alternate targeting and
follow-ups are shown to the student to utilize with those same
motions. Those basic technique motions are continually built upon,
which provides the student with further alternatives to multiple
situations, all being based upon the same protective motions that
they began their study with.
I've
previously described most all of these applications here (though not
always in great detail, LOL). We regularly review (and update) the
taught motions/responses to these situations. Students will often
have questions (“what-if's”, LOL), and we will provide answers to
those questions. Most importantly, is that the student is able to
maintain a comfort/basic ability level for each of the listed
situations.
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