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English Pages 177 Year 2021
Table of contents :
Introduction
What is Self-Defence?
Preparing the Body
Train your Body
Body Language and Posture
Use of Body Movement
Preparing the Mind
The Mental Battle
Strategy
The OODA Loop
Time to Fight
When to Fight?
Reasonable Force
Fighting Zones
Zone 1
Zone 2
Key Offensive Principles
Your Body is a Weapon
Example Strategy for a Single Assailant Attack
Zone 3
Grabs
General Principles of Dealing with a Grab
Stage 1 Just Before the Contact
Stage 2 Grab at Arm’s Length
Stage 3 Grab with a Bent Arm
Stage 4 Fully Torqued Grab
Double Grab
Double Shoulder Grab
Double Arm Grab – Arms Down
Double Arm Grab – Arms Up
Pulling and Pushing
Wrist Grabs
General Principles of Dealing with a Wrist Grab
Wrist Grab from the Side
Wrist Grab from the Front Arm Same Side
Wrist Grab from the Front Opposite Arm
Wrist Grab from the Front Opposite Arm
Double Wrist Grab
Bear Hug
From in Front
From Behind
Chokes
Choke from Front
Single Hand Choke
Double Hand Choke
Chokes and Grabs from Behind
Headlocks and Choke Holds
Overview
Headlock from Behind
Headlock from the Side
Headlock from the Front
Zone 4
On the Ground
How to Fall
Ground Defence from Range
Ground Defence from Outside Mount
Defence from Mount Face Up
Defence from Mount Face Down
Mounted Above the Hips
Mounted Below the Hips
Mounted Between the Legs
The False Submission
Conclusion