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- From: mary@Cayman.COM (Mary Malmros)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: bear hug variation
- Message-ID: <MARY.92Dec22095925@martinique.Cayman.COM>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 14:59:25 GMT
- References: <1992Dec19.175511.6289@desire.wright.edu>
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- In-reply-to: jchristian@desire.wright.edu's message of 19 Dec 92 22:55:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec19.175511.6289@desire.wright.edu> jchristian@desire.wright.edu writes:
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- Okay, I have a question.
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- Bear hug from behind, trapping arms by the sides. Normally not a big problem,
- right? But our group questioned the actual attack ("Why the hell would someone
- attack you like this?") and ended up with a variation that is interesting.
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- Bear hug from behind, trapping arms by the sides. Attacker has lifted you into
- the air;
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- [snip]
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- (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).
-
- But how do you drop your weight? This is the thing that made me say, "Oooh,
- scary" when I read your description in the first place...because my favorite
- escapes all depend on dropping my weight. And I can't see how to drop my
- weight, if I'm not partially supporting it to begin with.
-
- Good question, but no answers here, sorry.
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