The next technique I would like to go over is called Sumo. Sumo is a technique off of a grab from the front where you are arms are completely free.

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To start this technique, you will want to make an X block and strike the throat of your opponent. This should loosen their grip a little bit, and buy you a second of time if done correctly.

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Next you will want to bring the elbows in tightly and drop them down between your opponents arms. Spread your arms outward and then upward and that should clear your opponents arms from your body.

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You will then immediately put your right hand on top your left, keeping both hands open. With the tips of the fingers from both hands, strike hard into the center of the throat. This should back the opponent up just enough for you to get your next attack off.

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Next you will want to step in with your right foot and drive your elbow upward under the attacker’s chin. If you can, try to trap his arm with your left hand at the same time, this will give you more control and options if needed.

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Next you will want to pivot your hips away from your opponent and drop a hammer first to the groin. Open the hand above that area and bring your foot up backwards, smashing the groin area between your open palm and your foot.

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At this point if everything is done correctly, your opponent should be damaged enough for you to get away. If you feel confident you may go ahead and apply a submission.

Thank you for reading!

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Today we are going to be discussing a technique called Kimono Grab. Kimono grab is an effective self defense technique against a push from the front while your attacker is grasping onto your clothing.

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The technique can work very well as long as you know how to use it properly. Let’s look at some common mistakes, minor adjustments, and various applications.

Common Mistakes

One of the most common mistakes is not stepping into a proper stance. When your stance is to narrow it is easy to get knocked off balance. Making your stance wider can keep your attacker from pushing you over.  If your stance is to deep, you will have trouble moving quickly when needed.

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For this technique, you will want to step backwards into a bow stance with the left foot back and the right leg forward. At the same time you will want to trap the hands.

Failing to trap the hands is one of the second most common mistakes. Many people simply want to rest their hand on their opponents and fail to grab the wrist. You will want to use your left hand to reach all the way over both of your opponents hands and grasp onto his left wrist. This will give you control over the opponents weaker limb in preparation to break or dislocate the arm at the elbow joint.

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If the arm does not break, the most likely mistake being made in this instance is failing to straighten the opponents arm. If you have trapped the arm and stepped back into the stance correctly, your opponents arm should be almost completely straight. This way when you strike up on it with your forearm it breaks easily. If the attackers arms are bent, the strike will not break the arms.

Minor adjustments

There are a few tips that can help make this technique even more effective. One of those would be to lower your center of gravity. Since a push usually comes fairly straight on, lowering your stance can change the angle redirecting the force.

You may also choose to grab the thumb instead of the wrist. This will make it easier to turn the arm if you need too plus adding small joint manipulation will increase your control of the opponent.

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After the break, you do a circling inward block to knock the arms off of you. That is followed by a knife hand strike to the throat, and a kick to the groin area. These last two strikes can be adjusted a lot to fit your need. The knife hand can easily become an eye strike and the kick can be replaced by any low kick.

The following video shows about how the technique should look.

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Various Applications

Although the technique is meant to be off of a specific attack, there are multiple situations where the technique can be used.  The attack is meant to be off a two handed attack from the front with no adjustments necessary.

If the attacker decided to use only one hand then you may need to adjust a little bit.  If they grab with the right hand you may want to use a different technique, however a grab with the left hand will barely change anything with the exception of maybe the kick at the end.

While it is not ideal, this technique can also be used against someone charging at you with their head down. The trap simply becomes a choke instead. The circling strike can easily be used as a forearm strike to the artery located on the side of the neck. You may also opt to change the knife hand strike into an eye strike pulling the head back in order to land a more effective kick.

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I decided to start a self defense of the week series. There are many great self defense techniques out there, and equally as many terrible ones.

Over the years I have had many self defense techniques presented to me with the question “Would this actually work?” The answer is almost always, maybe depending on the situation. As a result I decided it would be a good idea to do a full review of many of the techniques taught within the systems I have learned.

No self defense technique is ever full proof. Things can change depending on your surroundings, size differences, athletic ability, and just plain luck. My personal definition of a good self defense technique is one that does not need much change to apply to a variety of situations. The more you have to change the technique to fit the situation, the weaker it is as it simply will not work in multiple instances.

This upcoming series will pick a technique and explain how it is supposed to be applied, common mistakes, what could go wrong, and some simple modifications that can make the technique more effective.

For those of you that have been reading, you can see I have been trying to teach online for sometime. I am happy to announce that I will be teaching a self defense class at Harrison Fitness in Harrison, Arkansas. I am really looking forward to the opportunity to work with them and bring self defense classes to the area.

Classes will begin on April 1st. They will continue to be on Mondays at 5:30 and if things go well we will hopefully be adding Saturdays soon!

Tonight’s Workout

Tonight I thought I would throw in a strength training session to mix it up a bit. For this workout you will need a pull up bar. This particular workout targets the back and biceps.

Behind the head Pull Ups

Close Grip Chin Ups

Normal Pull Ups

1Wide Pull Ups

Normal Chin Ups

Wide Grip Chin Ups

Type writer Pull Ups

Do as many reps of each workout as you can and then rest for one minute before moving onto the next exercise. Repeat the series 3 times.