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Technique of the Month - April 2004
Thrusting
Prongs
(front bear hug - arms
pinned
- defense)
- Step back with right foot to 6:00 while pressing into the groin/hip flexor area with thumb "prongs".
- Deliver a right step thru knee kick to the opponents' groin as the left hand pins on top of the opponents' right arm, the right arm pulls back into the chamber.
- Land closing your center line with a right inward elbow to the opponents' face while the left hand maintains check.
Beginner Student Questions
- What is the purpose of the first move?
- What would you do instead of a knee kick if the first move moved him back farther than you expected?
Advanced Student Questions
- What technique(s) uses a roundhouse knee (instead of straight) / inward elbow combination?
- What would you do instead of an inward elbow if your opponent was too bent over from the knee to the groin?
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