Real Street Fighting Moves

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Neil Neazer demonstrates the close-range surprise first-strike front shin-kick to the groin.

A front kick involving the shin is an awesome closed quarters combat (strike) kick because it is non-telegraphic. It is easily throw forward by way of just raising the knee then extending the rest of the leg. The top part of the shin which is the hardest plays the impact part disabling the attacker. It is quick and easy to use, to surprise-kick and get out of there.

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Have you ever used a closed-quarters shin kick such as this?

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This is an analysis of what happened in this video by one of our fighting faculty members, Master David D’Antonio.  Here is what Master D’Antonio has to say:

The “karate man” is using a knife hand strike on an upward angle into the mandibular angle target. This causes three very distinct reactions in the person being struck:

1:  BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD IS MUCH MORE LIKEY TO CAUSE A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IF THE HEAD MOVES LATERALLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS OPPOSED TO FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. (There is also the very real danger of one or more types of fracture to include: spiral fractures; avulsion, in transverse fractures; bending, in short oblique fractures)

2:  Immediate shut down of the carotid artery. Compression of the carotid causes a stoppage of blood flow hence a loss of consciousness. Carotid artery injuries caused by blunt trauma often cause thrombosis ( which is the formation of a blood clot  inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system) and delayed neurological deficits, and are associated with mortality rates of up to 40%

3:  A whiplash effect which causes disorientation and shock to the brain.

Notice that our karate man in the video does two very important things here which sealed the deal on the success of his technique:

1:  He struck first and without warning.

2:  He did not take any “stance” whatsoever to indicate either his intention to strike or to show he was a martial artist.

I also want to point out that our “karate man” never once takes his eyes off of his adversary, even when he is making an effort to walk away before the actual physical altercation, he looks over his shoulder keeping his eye on his opponent.

When his opponent gets in his face, our karate man uses angling to set up his strike, thus moving him out of the range of any reactionary counter from his opponent. Moving on an angle and to the OUTSIDE of his target provides him a tactical advantage.

This RBF expert definitely knew how to “keep it real”.

David D’Antonio

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Street fighting instructor, David D’Antonio shows a creative 1st strike using pocket coins.

This is an excellent demonstration of what one of many creative reality-based first strikes could be.  Master D’Antonio here is showing how simple pocket coins can be converted into first-strike modern-day shiruken stars like the ninja of old.

Now, let’s take a look at 3 very important reasons why you should always strike first.

Street Fighting  3 Most Important Reasons To Strike First:

Reason #1 For Striking First – You Get To Choose How And Where To Strike - It’s your choice now. Do you want to strike to tickle him, or to stop him. Just as one picture is worth a thousand words, one good first-strike is worth a thousands second and third blows that are not as effective.

Reason #2 For Striking First – Striking First Puts Momentum On Your Side – You must go into action by striking first, creating momentum and putting your opponent in a defensive mode which is really the purpose of any offensive that you execute.

Reason #3 For Striking First – It Is Almost Impossible To Recover From A First Strike If You Keep On Striking – If your preemptive strike is well-placed in a vulnerable and vital area of the body, that is, the eyes, the throat, the groin and if you continue striking, there is little or no come-back to a good offense which as it is said in reality-based fighting circles - your best defense!

If you must, and when all attempts at diplomatic negotiations have failed…Strike first! Strike fast. Strike hard– and where it hurts–and keep on striking until the fight is over or until you have put somebody to sleep.

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