Chop and Sweep

This is an easy technique to learn and works very well to put some one down quickly, it falls in the brutal and effective area because if you do it right the person won't get up for a long time or they may never get up. So learn and practice at your own risk !!

This is for a single handed grab to your chest, the other person grabs your shirt with their left hand and prepares to hit you with his right punch to your face. Since his left hand is busy holding your shirt he is now at a disadvantage, as soon as he grabs your shirt you take a step to your right with your right foot on a 45 degree angle, this puts you on the outside of his arm. As you step you grab his left arm at the wrist on the outside and hold it to your chest, now turn your body toward him and bring your right arm over his trapped left arm and do a back chop (your hand is flat with the palm down) strike him in the throat . Keep hold of his arm and grab his left shoulder with your right hand , pull back on his shoulder and at the same time kick is leg out, this will drop him to the ground, let go and leave !!
You probably won't get to do the whole technique, if you strike the throat or if you miss and hit his nose, fight will probably be over !!

If he is taller than you and you can't chop his throat, then turn and back elbow to the ribs, then down hammer to his groin, this should bend him over , now back chop to his throat. Practice this both ways.

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Have fun , Jerry

Counter a Take Down

Hi ,
If you have ever seen a real street fight, then you know it's a mean and nasty business. A lot of people are in to Mixed Martial Arts these days and they have either trained for a while or just picked up some technique from the T.V. or friends. The most common thing they learn is the mma style take down and the ground and pound,rush in grab your legs or hips sit on top of your chest and pound your face with downward punches. This is not a good position for the guy on the bottom. Best thing is to avoid getting there. How do you do that ?

First keep your distance from them about the length of their leg plus a few inches.

Second stay moving don't just stand in front of them, if they try to get close to you move away.
They will throw some punches at you first, just stay cool and stay out of range.

Third if they try to take you down to the ground, as they bend and reach for your legs step forward on a 45 degree angle and step back with other foot. If you step in with your left foot and step back with your right, make sure your left leg is bent at the knee. If your into martial arts you will be in a left horse stance. Now as they contact your left leg, either hook under their right shoulder with your left arm or push down on it with your left hand at the same time shoot your left leg back and drop your right forearm onto the back of their neck as you go into a sprawl, this slams their face into the ground and with all your body weight on their neck from your forearm,
this could knock them out or break their neck so be very careful if you decide to try and practice it. A variation of this is to wrap your right arm around their neck as you sprawl and choke them out. But again you could really damage their neck, throat area. So only use this if you don't have any other choice !!
Practice this slowly and at you and your partner's own risk.
I'm just passing on info.

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Jerry