L1 Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Left Straight Punch
A
- Extend fist toward target keeping elbow down
- Rotate hips and shoulder forward for power
- Rotate fist (~45 deg) to add power and make contact top two knuckles
- Penetrate the target
- Recoil quickly
2
Q
Right Straight Punch
A
- Extend fist forward keeping elbow down as long as possible
- Rotate hips and shoulder forward to add power
- Pivot on the ball of rear foot
- Rotate fist (~45 deg) to add power and make contact with top two knuckles
- Penetrate the target
- Recoil quickly
3
Q
Palm Heel
A
- Extend open hand toward target keeping elbow down
- Rotate hips and shoulder forward to add power
- Pivot on the ball of rear foot
- Just before contact, rotate your wrist inward, flex wrist backward, and make contact with meaty part of palm
- Recoil quickly
4
Q
Eye Strike
A
- Extend hand forward keeping elbow down
- Rotate shoulder and hip forward for power
- Thumb in tight and fingers slightly spread and tensed
- Stab fingers forward at 45 deg angle
5
Q
Straight Punch with Advance/Retreat
A
- Combining straight punch and movement techniques
- As punch recoils, close the distance
- punch leads, push off, land punch, recoil and close distance - works for both advancing and retreating
- having attacker take step forward for retreating practice I think would work
- don’t lead with your face
6
Q
Straight Punch Low
A
- Begin a standard straight punch
- Send punch low while dropping body down by bending at knees and waist
- Really tuck your chin and keep other hand up to protect head
- Retreat out and continue with counters
- Do not telegraph by dropping down first then punching
7
Q
Hammerfist to the Side
A
(Passive Stance)
- Look! Move hand upwards towards target with palm facing you (other hand should also come up to cover and tuck chin—turtle)
- Rotate hip, shoulder, and fist for power
- Pivot on outside foot (might take a step in if you have space)
- Keep elbow slightly bent and make contact with meaty part of fist/hammer
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly
8
Q
Hammerfist to the Back
A
(Passive Stance)
- Look! Move hand upwards towards target with palm facing you (other hand should come up to cover, tuck chin —turtle)
- Rotate hips, shoulder, fist for power
- Pivot on the ball of rear foot (step in if you have space)
- Keep elbow slightly bent and make contact with meaty part of fist/hammer
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly
9
Q
Forward Hammerfist
A
(Passive Stance)
- Raise hand upwards towards eyebrow height with palm facing attacker (other hand should come up to cover, tuck chin)
- Rotate hips, shoulder, fist for power
- Keep elbow slightly bent and make contact with meaty part of fist/hammer
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly
10
Q
Downward Hammerfist
A
(Passive Stance?) I’d say put it into context for student
- Raise hand upwards to eyebrow height with palm facing attacker
- Rotate hips, shoulder, fist for power
- Drop your weight by bending at your knees
- Keep elbow slightly bent and make contact with meaty part of fist/hammer
- Penetrate target and recoil quickly
11
Q
Elbow #1
A
- Make a tight V with your arm
- Swing your elbow forward and horizontally toward target
- Rotate your hips and shoulder for power and pivot on rear foot
- Make contact with the tip/point of your elbow
- Other hand should also come up to cover
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly
12
Q
Elbow #2
A
- Look!
- Raise elbow up and strike out horizontally toward target to side
- Tight V is where you end up
- Lean in toward target as you strike
- Make contact with tip/point of elbow
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly
13
Q
Elbow #3
A
- Look! Bring your hands up & turtle
- Make a tight V with your hand to your chest as you move your elbow up and swing it horizontally behind you
- Rotate your hips and shoulder for power as you pivot on your opposite foot
- Strike with tip of your elbow
- Penetrate target, recoil quickly and face the target or continue combatives
14
Q
Elbow #4
A
- Look!
- Shift your hips sideways as you send the tip of your elbow straight backwards into target
- Pivot on opposite foot and rotate hips and shoulders for power
- Strike with tip of your elbow
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly, turn to face attacker and/or more combatives
15
Q
Elbow # 5
A
- Look! Bring your hands up to your face and turtle
- Make a tight V in your arm with your hand to your chest
- Bend at the waist and drive the tip of your elbow backward and upward toward target
- Strike with the tip of your elbow
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly, turn to face attacker and/or more combatives
16
Q
Elbow #6
A
- Make a tight V with arm
- Drive the tip of your elbow straight out and upward toward target
- Pivot on the SAME side foot and rotate hips and shoulder for power
- Strike with tip of elbow
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly
17
Q
Elbow #7
A
- Drive the tip of your elbow straight down at target while creating a firm bend in elbow
- Drop your weight down by bending at the knees
- Strike with the tip of your elbow
- Penetrate the target and recoil quickly or follow up combatives AKA MAKE FIGHT!
18
Q
Front Kick (Regular)
A
- From Fighting Stance
- Swing leg forward and bring knee up (knee up higher helps with next steps snapping foot out)
- Hips drive forward and upward for power and reach
- Snap foot out driving thru target (target is head via groin)
- Make contact with shin-to-shoelace
- Recoil quickly back into fighting stance
- I’m looking at attackers collarbone, not at target.
- Hands are up
19
Q
Front Kick (Vertical Target)
A
- From Fighting Stance
- Swing leg forward with knee up
- Punch foot, leg, hip straight out
- Make contact with ball of foot with toes curled up, drive thru target (midsection, chin)
- Recoil quickly
- Eyes on collarbone, hands up
20
Q
Round Kick
A
- From Fighting Stance
- Swing leg forward bending knee
- Roll hip over by pivoting on plant foot
- Snap foot out making contact with shin, slight bend in knee
- Penetrate target (knee, thigh, ribs, head)
- Recoil quickly
- Eyes on collarbone, hands up
21
Q
Knee Strike
A
- From Control Position
- Pull attacker into knee as drive knee into target (groin, midsection, head)
- Drive with hips for power
- Keep sharp bend in knee and strike with kneecap
- Recoil quickly & finish the fight
22
Q
360 Outside Defenses
A
- From neutral stance, hands up at face level
- Elbow bent 90 deg, defend attack at 90 deg
- Defend wrist to wrist
- Defend using blade of forearm
- Put weight behind defense
- Look at attackers collarbone
23
Q
Inside Defense
A
- Defend using same-side (mirror side) hand
- Redirect punch offline by sending my palm outward and inward toward my center line
- Keep elbow down and in
- Palm should slide along attackers arm
- Small movement, can make slight head defense
- Control the center line
- Keep stable platforms and preserve the counter
24
Q
Inside Defense against Low Straight Punch
A
- Defend using same-side (mirror side) hand
- Lead the motion with the elbow
- Send elbow in a sweeping motion across my body while keeping hand up
- Contract abs to protect and lower body by bending at knees
25
Q
Choke f/ Front, 2-hand Pluck
A
- Reach hands in down deep past attackers hands
- Use hands as hooks to pluck at attackers thumbs by tracing shoulder line and dropping my elbows down and back (*speed & leverage at 90 degrees!). Ideally plucking/catching with my WRISTS, fingers as backup.
- As I pluck, take a small side step (stomp) to shift my weight and line up for the groin kick
- Recoil my kick & clear his hands
- Continue w/ counters, move into a control position, and finish the fight.
26
Q
Choke f/ Front, 1-hand Pluck
A
- Same side hand to pluck, simultaneously sending palm heel to attackers chin (blow their head off with my palm)
- Move into control position & finish the fight
27
Q
Choke f/ Behind
A
- Tuck your chin, contract abs, hands go up, elbows up, reach down back as far as possible
- Pluck at attackers thumbs pulling elbows straight down (like YES!)
- As you pluck, step diagonally backward moving BOTH feet
- Outside hand continues to hold onto attacker, inside hand delivers groin strike followed by elbows up body to head
- Outside hand releases and turn in toward attacker with hammerfist strike to face
- Follow with additional counters, control position, finish the fight
28
Q
Choke f/ Side
A
- Reach up across and close to my chest with outside hand just past the attacker’s wrist
- Make a hook with hand and pluck violently down across chest, keeping elbow in tight to side
- Simultaneously strike groin with inside hand
- Elbows to body & head
- Drive into control position & finish the fight!
29
Q
Choke f/ Front w/ Push
A
- Stab the sky, shoulder to ear, pinky in the back like a backstroke
- Turn sharply/explosively 90 deg (to opposite side as hand up)
- Drop elbow down & in turning pinky towards you & trapping attacker’s arms with opposite hand (ELBOW POWER!)
- Counter w/ an Elbow to face
- Drive into Control position & finish the fight
30
Q
Choke f/ Behind w/ Push
A
- Stab the sky, shoulder to ear
- Turn sharply around toward attacker (same side as hand up)
- Step back with inside foot
- Drop the elbow & simultaneously counter
- Move into control position & finish the fight
31
Q
Headlock f/ Side
A
- Go with pull, turning chin in and down
- Strike the groin with outside hand, inside comes up to grab hair or under nose/chin of attacker
- Drop elbow straight down, lifting head/chin of attacker
- Drive attacker straight down as I stand up
- Continue with counters, finish the fight
32
Q
Back Position
A
- Head & shoulders off the ground
- Chin tucked
- Hands up
- Closest foot is up by bringing knee to chest, toes peeled back
- Base foot is close to rear with hips off ground
—I’m coiled up & ready to strike like a rattlesnake!!
33
Q
Back Position: Movement on Ground
A
- Goal is to keep my feet between my body/head and attacker
- Use base foot to turn & stop
- Closest foot to attacker is up for kicking (left/right switch as necessary)
34
Q
Get Up f/ Ground
A
- Sit up
- Place hands on ground same side as kicking leg
- Hips up
- Get up by swinging kicking leg quickly under & behind me
- Cover distance & be in balanced fighting position
35
Q
Front Kick on Ground
A
- Stomp foot out
- Drive hips out for power
- Base on ground with elbows
- Strike with heel or entire foot (like defensive front kick)
- Recoil immediately (hopefully to GET THE FUCK UP! GTFU)
—I’m uncoiling like a rattlesnake strike!!
