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- From: osan@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (Mr. X)
- Subject: Re: bear hug variation
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.201402.2852@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- Organization: Twilight Zone
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:14:02 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec19.175511.6289@desire.wright.edu> jchristian@desire.wright.edu writes:
- >Okay, I have a question.
- >
-
- [description axed, etc...]
-
- >(1) Dropping your weight, slamming their face with the back of your head, and
- >reaching their hands with yours are all nullified (you're in the air, their
- >head is protected, and your arms are trapped just below the elbow).
-
- OK
- >
- >(2) The thumb in the sternum is VERY painful. You don't notice being
- >suspended in the air so much as being attacked in the sternum. Very difficult
- >to tear your focus away from the thumb and to the real attack of the actual
- >bear hug.
-
- In heat of combat, you may not even notice the sternum. I would not
- sweat that part.
- >
- >(3) You have about three seconds (a generous estimate) between the time the
- >bear hug commenced and the time your head is being dropped against the ground.
-
- Uh... exactly HOW is your head supposed to wind up in the floor
- when he has grabbed you whilst you were upright?
-
- >Less time if you're being thrown into a wall.
-
- This one could be a slight reason for concern, but you still have your
- legs that can be used to fend off the oncoming wall.
- >
- >We've found that the best time to deal with the attack is the moment you feel
- >it happening.
-
-
- You bet.
-
- >It's an easy attack to pull off, and it's not too difficult to meet
- >your goal of slamming the other's person's skull.
- >
- Not too difficult to get out of either. First thig to do is RELAX,
- both physically and mentally. The physical relaxation will make
- you a VERY hard package to carry around, bear hug style. Of course,
- you have to know how to properly relax (which is not as easy as it
- sounds).
-
- Another point to consider is that the guy hugging you has put his
- two primary weapons out of commission (fists) which is good for you.
- In addition, he is essentially blind, since you say he has hidden
- his face to avoid a head butt. Also, the first part that will hit the
- wall will be his hands/wrists, which will not make him feel so hot.
- And turning you upside down to slam you into the floor, head-first,
- will be IMPOSSIBLE if you become like jello. Give him no help and he
- will be shit out of luck. Now he's stuck holding onto a clumsey
- package that could remove his face if he let's go. Big quandary.
- Also, it should be easy to get your arms free if you are relaxed.
- In fact, they should slip right out of his grip. Sounds crazy, but
- it works when you relax enough. Water is hard to fight against!
-
- If Joe B. A. Dick wants to carry you around all night, let him. All
- he'll acomplish is wear himself out. Also, if he IS stupid enough
- to charge a wall,, a leg sticking out, off center, will cause a rolling
- motion to one side or another. You have effectively redirected the
- momentum such that HE winds up putting himself into the wall, or the
- surrounding furnishings/interior decoration.
-
- -Andy V.
-
-