Martial Arts Principle - Turn To Face Your Attacker Or Not?
Your attacker approaches from the rear. He sneaks up behind you. Fortunately, with your finely-tuned martial-arts senses, you know he’s coming and is about to attack. Your rear donkey kicks are ready. Your rear elbow strikes are practiced.
So, at what point do you turn to face your attacker?
Here’s some quick advice on the subject:
1.If you don’t have a multiple-attacker situation, where you have to face forward to deal with other attackers, then turn to face your foe, “if you have time before he (or she) approaches.”
2. If you donkey kick your opponent and land a solid kick, then you may have found a pocket of time in which to turn around, after the initial approach.
3. If the force of your elbow strike starts to turn your body, and as long as you don’t feel you have to continue facing forward, then allow your natural body movement to continue turning you, to face your opponent head on.
4. There are definitely some occasions where you don’t have to, or wouldn’t want to, take the time to turn — the multiple attacker scenario being the easiest to imagine….
5. Don’t bother to turn around, if you are “moving on.” Rear elbow the first attacker and the deal with the next attacker, as mentioned in the last point. Hit to the rear, and then escape.
Move through a crowd — elbow the person trying to stop you and then continue moving.
Principle for When to Face Your Attacker
In general, turn to face the rear, when it’s in your best interest to do so … when you have the time and the need.
Sometimes, the need doesn’t exist. For example, there are a lot of throws, where you drop someone who is behind you. Many of these don’t require you to turn to your attacker either before or after the throw. And the person lands to your front, so voila’ — no turning.
Other times, you’d better get reoriented quickly.
Think about it now, so you can let your body react in an emergency situation … and attack from the rear.
Do you want to be ready for any martial emergency?
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Keith Pascal is a martial-arts writer and has taught martial arts for 25 years.
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