ESSENTIALS!
By Carl Cestari
Excerpted from Close Combat - Note for Instructors
By W.E. Fairbairn
Part "B"
UNARMED
(For those who have been FOOLISH and caught UNARMED)
Method No. 1 - "Edge of Hand Blows"
Fingers and thumb straight out. Strike with little-finger edge of hand.
Points of Attack: Forearm bone, wrist, side of neck, one inch below adams apple, back of neck, etc.
Method No. 2 - "Chin-Jab"
This is a close-in blow and must be given with all possible force in an upward direction.
Points of Attack: Up under the chin with the heel of the hand - fingers extended to reach the eyes.
Method N0. 3 - "Tigers Claw"
Into the eyes and face with a piston-like forward jab. Fingers bent like a tiger's claw. Weight of body to be behind blow with no "telegraphing" of the intention to strike.
This is the most effective hand blow ever worked out. It has the advantage of three inches additional length as compared to a "straight" left and can be achieved with lightening like speed.It is a complete answer to any attempt at a frontal attack and permits one to deal effectively with one's opponent before he is really dangerous.
Method No. 4 - "Kicking"
Method of kicking: Turn right foot sideways to the left and kick forward. Make contact on the shin-bone with the outside edge of the sole of the boot. Follow through by transferring the weight of your body from the left to the right foot and smash down with your boot on to the small bones of opponent's foot.
Special Note:
1. Any student who thoroughly masters the three hand blows and the method of kicking (no matter what his strength or build may be) will be able to effectively deal with any un-armed opponent.
2. All these methods are ATTACKING, not DEFENSIVE and should be applied in conjunction with each other.
Fairbairn on strategy/tactics/mind-set:
"........unfair and unethical methods of fighting in which acts of artifice, force, vehemence, and shock are of major importance and in which all earmarks of the concepts of fair-play and good sportsmanship must be eliminated."
(I wonder how many will break open the old Webster to define the above?)
Considering the trend on many posts, i.e, non-essentials, nonsense, agendas, more nonsense, "pointless" arguments, etc. I feel that presenting the above is a waste of time for the most part. However, there are a few that will benefit from it.
You see the above few paragraphs virtually gives everything you really need and answers almost any question, IF (and this is big IF) one possesses the true wherewithal to really "get" it.
If I sound mildly disgusted, well I am.
There is a wealth of REAL knowledge to be mined here offered by some very serious dedicated men. Allot of the bantering sounds like a bunch of schoolgirls! James is gracious to a fault in NOT taking a sharp sickle to separate the wheat from the chaff.
I would make a civil statement about "offending" list members, but I seriously doubt many will ACTUALLY READ THIS!
Carl Cestari
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