Video Clip Series: Handling Unexpected Attacks Correctly and Spontaneously

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HANDLING UNEXPECTED ATTACKS CORRECTLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY

When you have been systematically trained, you can correctly and spontaneously respond to unexpected attacks

In real fighting a Boxer does not throw only one jab and freeze for you to counter. His typical tactic is to throw two feint left jabs followed by a powerful right punch, in what is called “1-2-3” or “left-left-right”. Or he may throw many left jabs to pave the way for his right punches.

But when you can successfully counter a left jab, or a right punch, and understand its underlying principles, you can progress to counter many left jabs and right punches. If he throws two left jabs followed by a right punch, you can deflect or brush away his two left jabs and a right punch, and then counter-strike. Or you may cover his first or second attack, irrespective of whether it is left or right, feint or real, prevent him from continuing his attack, and then counter-strike.

This video series shows these and other methods to counter the attacks of a Boxer, including how to respond correctly and spontaneously to his unexpected attacks.

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Cover and immediately Counter-Strike
As soon as a Boxer jabs with his left hand, you close him with a left “Single Tiger” and follow immediately with a right “Black Tiger”. This is the basic response from our basic Combat Sequence 1, except that here you use your left “Single Tiger” against the opponent’s left-hand attack instead of his right-hand attack.
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Brushing away Unexpected Attacks Reflexively
Grandmaster Wong intends to show with some speed the tactic of “cover and strike” against a Boxer’s left jab. But the Boxer unexpectedly throws a right jab too. It doesn’t matter, Grandmaster Wong reflexively brushes away the unexpected right attack, and continues with his planned right strike. When you are systematically trained, you would be able to brush away unexpected attacks reflexively.
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Floating an Opponent’s Left Jab
The Boxer, posed by Donowan, throws a left jab. This time Grandmaster Wong “floats” the opponent’s left-hand attack with his left hand and counter-strike with his right hand. The floating technique makes it difficult for the opponent to throw his right jab.
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Details of the Floating Technique
Grandmaster Wong shows the details involved in the floating technique. First you cover the opponent’s left hand. When you sense that he intends to withdraw his left hand to escape so that he can turn his body to throw you a right jab, or to swing down his left head on your head, or any other responses, you immediately float his arm at his elbow. Of course you need to be skillful to be able to apply this floating technique reflexively.
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Correct, Spontaneous Response Without Thinking
If you can control an opponent with your first covering move, there is no need to float his hand. You follow up with a “Black Tiger Steals Heart”. Your correct response, like whether a second floating move is needed, should be spontaneous; there should not be any thinking involved. Spontaneous response comes from systematic training.
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