© 2014 T. Westermann

Hand bending lever, Kick to the armpit, Strike under the nose

The techniques are extremely fast, consistently and hard to perform!

At threats there is basically a defensive posture (eg hands up) set up and the aggressor has to to calm down or distract by submissive speeches

  • Initial situation
    • The aggressor is located in front of the defender
    • Frontal threat to the abdomen or chest area

  • Avert threat
    • Speaking as a distraction
    • Give up attitude (Hands up)
    • Sudden evasion to the side of the non-weapon-leading arm, where ...
    • ... the hand opposite the weapon leading arm grips the wrist of the weapon hand, and ...
    • ... pushes the hand laterally away from the body, at the same time ...
    • ... perform a hard hand edge strike (Tegatana ate) with the other hand onto the spoke bone nerve

  • Defense technique
    Hand bending lever, Kick to the armpit, Strike under the nose
    • The striking hand grips also the wrist of the weapon leading arm and ...
    • ... perform with both hands a hand flexor lever (Te kubi garami) by a strong pull
    • Footpad kick (Sekito ate) with the diagonally opposite leg into the armpit of the weapon leading arm
    • Rising handball strike (Shotei uchi) under the nose with the diagonally opposite hand to the weapon leading arm

  • Completion
    • Disarm and make sure the knife
    • go on distance or ...
    • ... a final Atemi technique

To ensure the weapon is mandatory!