32119551 Guerilla Self Defense for the Home Front Jowett

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GUERILLA SELF-DEFENSE FOR THE HOME FRONT

By GEORGE F. JOWETT

WHAT would you do if you were confronted by a viciously attacking thug?Would you resort to the expedient of the average man, who says he would "runlike Hell," or would you stand your ground and fight it out? If your enemy wastearing at you with a club, a knife or gun, you probably would think that speedwas the best means of defense. But what if your loved ones were with youWhat then? That's the all-important question. Most men I have spoken to have

said"What could I do but give my life, or see my loved ones lose theirs?"

This has happened thousands of times throughout the country, but there is no

reason why you should suffer injury, or forfeit your life, or that of your lovedones, because of your lack of knowledge of self-defense. "To be forewarned is to

be forearmed, " is an old reliable proverb, and the purpose of this course ofself-defense instruction is not only to forewarn you, but to forearm you with apractical knowledge that will make you competently capable of meeting any foe,

regardless of his size and strength or the arms he may bear. To teach you,whether you are a man or woman, how to quickly and effectively use theweapons nature gave you to place the attacking enemy at your mercy. Ourpurpose is to teach you a simple method of attack and defense, free from allthe complicated technical movements which so far characterize the manysystems placed before the public.

For most of these systems, professional wrestlers have been selected todemonstrate their tricks. Men who are heavy, unusually strong, and highly

trained in the skill of wrestling; men who have every advantage, and think onlyin that groove. Even the methods of the Commandos are impractical for theaverage person, simply because the average man has not the opportunity nor

the time to obtain the severe preparatory training of the famed Commando,who is also well equipped with weapons to meet a foe on an equal footing.

These methods are impractical for the average man or woman. You must knowmethods of defense which you can apply on the spur of the moment, fortifiedwith the strength of confidence in your ability to place a foe hors de combat,regardless of his size or strength, or the weapons he may bear.

That is just what this course can do for youteach you simple, effective

methods requiring but little practice, which you can try out in your own homewith any member of your family, in which case both of you will benefit at thesame time. One thing you can depend on, that these methods of defense shownand explained within this course are supremely practical, as proven bythousands of men and women, many of whom owe their lives to what is taughtyou in this course. At the same time, you obtain a degree of fitness that will

make your body supple, and coordinative, in an entertaining way which youand your friends will thoroughly enjoy.


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Psychology in Defense and Attack

The average person is usually over-impressed by the size and arrogance of hispossible opponent, who usually uses his thuggish arrogance for all it is worth,seeking to create an effective bluff to frighten, or subordinate your resistance to

his apparent superior size and brutal grimaces, neither of which are positive

proof of his ability to subdue you. He works on the common idea that a smallerperson is naturally scared by sizebut don't be fooled. Pay absolutely noattention to his size, his arrogance, fierce facial contortions, nor his viciouslanguage, they are just psychological aspects that are no criterion as to hisactual strength and combat efficiency. They have been effective factors but areno more to those who are willing to learn the value of the old axiom, "Thebigger they are, the harder they fall."

Size is never a true indication of muscular power and efficiency, as allprofessional trainers know only too well. The smaller man usually makes up forthe balance of power by his greater agility, flexibility, speed of foot and nervous

action. Bear this in mind, and also the very important fact that once you gointo action and grapple with an opponent, you must never stop moving. Striveto keep your opponent off balance, regardless of his size. Once you hesitate, orstop, the stronger person has the chance to bring his strength to bear, butnever if you keep moving, and particularly faster than he.

Your object is always to attack your opponent at his weakest points of vantage,which are mainly gravitational, throwing him off balance, and applying suchleverage principles so that his body, and the limbs of his body, are used towork towards his own defeat.

It is said that nature created everything living with equal facilities for

protection as well as for attack. Ordinarily, the average person has only beenmade familiar with the forms of aggression, and so subtly has it ingrown uponthe average mind, that one is apt to entirely overlook the powerful weapons ofoperational defense with which he is gifted. You should ever bear in mind thatthe attacker is invariably as unfamiliar with the natural methods of defense asis the average untutored person, therefore his aggression can be used against

him with disastrous results.

The method by which this is best applied is to work according to your own

natural defense impulses when under attack. In other words, the instinctive,natural impulses of defense and attack are studied, so that each hold canbecome effective in operation with the natural defending act. Thereby, you arerelieved from the hesitation caused by confusion of thinking as to whether youcan apply a hold or not. This is the psychological complex that the complicated,

technical holds of the professional athlete creates among the weak, orinexperienced. Working with a natural impulse you will be surprised toexperience how easily you merge into the complete combative act. This is thesupreme value of this natural defense course which is not found in any othersystem. For instance, if a man is about to strike you with a stick, you


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Another simple method which will severely pain him, and blind his eyes withtears is to ram your first two fingers up his nostrils. This should be done with

stiff fingers forcing upward into the nostrils. His head will jerk backinstinctively as he sees, or senses the driving fingers which makes the acteasier to perform, working to his disastrous downfall. As his head goes back,

chop him across the throat, right over his Adam's Apple, with the edge of thepalm of your other hand. He will go down like a pole-axed ox and will be

stricken unconscious if you strike sharply enough. If not knocked unconscioushe will be paralyzed beyond resistance, strangling for breath which will takehim several minutes to properly recover, during which time he is completely atyour mercy.

A woman, who usually has long, sharp fingernails can tear his nostrils with thefinger thrust, and the edge of her hand is just as capable for subduing heropponent, as that of a man. In fact, in these few related defense tricks, speed ismore essential than is strength. If delivered sharply enough, the acts are moreeffective from short range action than is the long range blow of a "Hay-maker."

Jabbing, chopping and knee butting always have a psychological effect on anopponent. Any person is naturally fearful of injury to his face or the tenderparts of his body. Even if he sees, or senses the act, it will immediatelydisconcert him from his intentional act, causing him to change from attack to

defense. As this happens he instinctively senses he has been caught napping,and with his own fear added, he will seek to ward off the defense, but he is evertoo late, for by "crowding" him, he has not the room to act with his hands orarms.

Quite often these simple acts alone turn an arrogant aggressor into a fearfuldefender, and being ignorant of scientific defense, which he is apt to be, hebecomes neutralized in his attack, often turning tail. Your very acts andattitude will instantly show your opponent that he is up against something hedid not expect, which will cut down his attacking ego over 50%. Even if yourdefensive attack has not worked 100%, he is still at your mercy because he willbe psychologically affected, and be experiencing some degree of pain that maymake him fight back, but his fight is invariably that of a rattled boxer, whostrikes wildly, opening the way for other holds that will place him hors decombat.

Treading on an opponent's little toe while "crowding" him will cause him greatpain, particularly if you grind your heel with a slipping twist off his toes.

If your attacker has managed to get you out of range of "crowding" him, andyou feel you cannot get in or under fast enough to beat his blow, then resort to

kicking. Aim to kick off his knee cap, if you miss you will invariably kick himon the shins, which never feels so good to the one kicked.

Stepping on your opponent's foot while "crowding" him is a neat little trick. Ithas unexpected results. Naturally, your opponent tries to step back, away fromyour "crowding, " but if you hold your full bodyweight on his foot, it will be held


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as though nailed to the floor, and being unable to step back with this foot, hefalls backward to the floor.

There sometimes comes a time when some people feel they are at the mercy ofa superior foe, or let us say, the possibility that your acts have been thwarted

and you have no recourse left for effective defense, in such a case, always

remember there is one trick left in the bag that can beat him, one which youpositively can perform. As he bears upon you, or you struggle within his grasp,jump at him and wrap your arms around his neck, and your legs around hiswaist, and hang on like grim death. He will be powerless to strike you in anymanner that can hurt as you are too close upon him for his arms to apply anydriving blow. Moreover, he will be most concerned with trying to tear you offhim, which he cannot do. At the same time you can be very effectivelyemployed biting his nose, mouth, or his ear off. When you are fighting for yourlife any-thing goes, and the more primitive you act the better are your chances.While you are in this wrapped up position around him, scream for help in historn ear. It will drive him frantic, particularly if you use a little psychology byyelling, "Help, Help. Over Here." "Hit him on the head." Whether it be a footpadyou are defending yourself from, or an actual invader, he realizes he is at adisadvantage, and within him there is the animal, instinctive fear of beingattacked from behind, whether it be real or imagined. I have seen a strong mandriven frantic with fear when his opponent wrapped himself around him like agrapevine.

Young, green soldiers, disarmed by a physically superior foe have hystericallyfastened themselves around their enemy screaming for help, and the morepowerful foe became even more frantic than the one he was trying to detach

himself from, but too late, for some Buddy, hearing the call, responded with

bayonet or clubbed rifle. So even in this simple, natural act every woman has apowerful defense which will cause the assailant to strive to detach himself andrun, saying nothing of the damage she can do to him with her ripping teethand fingernails.

Another simple defense anyone can employ on an attacker is to grab him bythe forelock of his hair as he bears in, and by keeping the hair clutching armstiff, bear down with your weight, which will force his head down. As you dothis, keep backing away pulling vigorously on his hair. He will be powerlessboth from his position and the pain of his head, but, don't forget, you mustkeep moving backward, or drag him around in circles, otherwise there is a

possibility that he may break your hold. When you have pulled him around tothe point where you feel he is fairly well subdued, stop, and step in, drivingyour knee crashing up into his face as you enforce momentary down pressureon his head.

As I have said before, the main thing in defense and attack, is to keep moving.NEVER STOP. It is the best defense even for an accomplished wrestler, becauseit prevents your opponent from carrying out any preconceived ideas. He is moreapt to be kept off balance, mentally and physically, and at the same time, you


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knowing what you are about are ever making new openings for your attack.Especially is this effective with an untutored attacker, or one who is only

skilled in the general methods of attack. In this way an effective moving defensebecomes your best method for attack.

If you are caught in the enfolding embrace of your attacker, do not struggle in

the orthodox way by striving to push yourself away. That only tires you,besides make you an easier victim for a stronger foe. There are two simplemethods of beating the hugging embrace: the one method works with thenatural effort of every person; they usually squirm, but in the ordinary way,squirming places you more at the mercy of your opponent, especially if yourarms are locked within the embrace; therefore, learn to make your act anintelligent move in defense. Keep your arms down by your sides and with allyour combined might and weight, spin your body around in his foldingembrace. Your body will act upon his hugging arms like a fulcrum and willloosen his grip enough so you can break loose. If the embrace is so severe thatyou cannot do more than loosen the folding arms and not break loose, then asyou rotate your body within his arms, suddenly let the body sag, and bybending the knees slip downward out of his embrace. On the other hand, if youare only able to turn your body around so that your back is to his body youcan still place him at a great disadvantage.

In fact, to the efficient Guerilla, this full turn is all he seeks to become thedefensive aggressor. From this position you do one of two things, dependingupon the superior strength of your opponent. STOP SQUIRMING, butimmediately hook your feet around the outside of his legs, particularly withinthe fold of his knees. This done sharply enough will make him fall.

Nevertheless, he will be powerless to throw you. Actually, the chances are that

he will not know what to do. A point of impasse is reached, BUT, the importantthing to know is that he is the one who has to make the moves, and the onlything he can do is to loosen his grip, throwing you from him. That is fine foryou. If you are smart you will help his throw by forcibly going down to theground, but as you hit the ground, roll away fast, and spring to your feet, orelse grab him by the ankles and pull him down.

In all matters of defense and attack, the main thing is to keep your head andnever get hysterical, or frantic. Most people, when they feel their arms pinnedto the sides of the body from either a front or a back hugging fold, feel they arehelpless, and become frantic, but always remember, that as long as your arms

are pinned by your sides you cannot be effectively hurt, for the arms act asbuffers against any crushing onslaught on your chest. Most people struggle toget their arms released, but keep your head and work out of the embrace inone of the methods advised.

If you make the full body rotation within the hugging embrace, and your foedoes not fall when you hook your feet around his knees, keep in mind that heis virtually helpless, and while in this position, with one foot hooked aroundthe knee, free the other hooking foot and bring the heel of your shoe against


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his shin. Keep doing this, and as you get in effective kicks, return the foot tohook around the knee again. He will be weakened by the kicks, which if they do

not immediately cause him to release you from pain, will sufficiently shock thenerves of the injured leg, so that your foot hooked around the knee will throwhim off balance and bring him down.

There is always an exception to any given rule, and quite often we find thefollowing maneuver effective within the embracing arm lock of a strong foe.

We have told you to always keep moving in defense as well as in attack, butsometimes you reach an impasse, and when this is reached within the bodyembrace of a strong person, do not dissipate your strength by struggling;instead, let your body go completely limp, but keep your senses alive, for theonly thing your opponent can do is throw you down to the ground, at whichtime you do as advised before, quickly roll away. In many cases, the bodyslump is disconcerting to your foe. It makes him very confident, and in hismoment of egotistical superiority, he will pause to gloat as it were.

Here is where his downfall begins. He finds that apart from exerting his fullstrength to embrace you, he requires more power to hold up your bodyweight.

This is not so easy for him to do in a motionless position, for your weightthrows him out of balance with his natural equilibrium. It is only when one isstruggling that he can keep control over his balance from constantly moving.

Your additional weight can be the breaking point beyond his power of control.He cannot crush, and hold your bodyweight up at the one and same time aseffectively as he can do either one of the acts singly, therefore he tires, or hisgrip weakens. The moment you sense this, spin in his embrace and breakaway. If he tries to throw you, hook your feet around his knees every time helifts you.

This will balk his effort, and likely both of you will fall together which breakshis hold anyway.

Do not forget to use your head either when thus embraced, by dashing yourhead back into his face you can make it mighty unpleasant for him.

If, for any reason, your arms are not locked within his embrace by your sides,be sure to grasp his wrists with your hands. Never try to break his lock bypulling on his arms, because this can rarely be done, and you only waste yourenergy. By holding onto his arms you have a better control over your ownweight in this position, and add the force of your weight to combat his

resistance.You should learn how to spin your body forcibly into a dancer's pirouette formany reasons. It teaches you how to control your bodyweight in all forms ofturning, and sidestepping.

Spinning, or pirouetting into an attacking foe is a formidable method ofdefense, not only because it is disconcerting to your opponent, who not being

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strike or grasp a pirouetting body, and invariably you will collide with his bodywith so much force as will knock the breath out of him. If properly timed, it

spins you safely against his body, causing a psychological reaction ofbewilderment to your attacker, leaving him wide open for Arm Lock andHeeling with Hand one of the many disabling holds which this course teaches

you.There is one mode of defense which is commonly taught as though it were avery effective weapon, and that is where you step forward to meet your attackerand butt him under the chin with the heel of your hand. To an expert guerilla,it is only half a method, and a weak one at that, especially if your opponent istaller, and heavier than you. It does become an effective method, ifsimultaneously with the act of butting him under the chin with the heel of yourpalm, you step on his foot. Even if your "hand butting" only half succeeds, yourweight on his foot brings him down, from his inability to step back.

Another inefficient method generally taught in breaking the embrace of a man

is to smash on the boney part of the back of his hand with an object such as acompact, or a match box. Unfortunately, not one man in a million walksaround with a matchbox in his hand, even if he has a match box on him at all,neither does a woman walk around with a compact grasped in her hand as apreparation to ward off an attack. Fact is, when you are grabbed from behind

your attacker is not going to wait for you to fish for a compact or a match box,but quickly is going to dash you to the ground. Secondly, no attacker is goingto grab you from behind and try to hold you with interlacing fingers. The handsin this position have no holding power whatsoever, and rarely if ever, is anattacker going to embrace you by grasping his one wrist with his other hand,

leaving his hands exposed to these advocated matchbox or compact

implements of defense. Nor are his thumbs going to be exposed for you to grabin a thumb breaking defense. HE IS GOING TO HUG YOU WITH ALL HISMIGHT BY WRAPPING HIS ARMS AROUND YOU, and in 999 cases out of athousand his fists will be clenched with the applied force of his embrace.Therefore, if you depend upon either of the two named methods for protection,you are most likely to be badly disillusioned. The advocated methods explainedherein, are by far the most practical and effective, as any man knows who hashad to fight against such an attack.

With these inefficient methods exploded, and with the modes of defensiveattack as already explained fixed in your mind you will begin to think that the

rear hug hold of an opponent is a weak weapon to employ even for you toattack a person. But this is not so, because the skilled attacker knows how tobeat all this.

The moment a skilled Guerrilla hugs you he will throw himself backwards,dragging you with him, and while holding you tightly in his embrace, roll ontop of you as quickly as you both hit the ground. You are immediately at hismercy; however, you need have no fear of this, for no person outside of theGuerilla Self Defense Systemis apt to apply this demoralizing embrace. Yet, I


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can hear you say, suppose I do run up against the unexpected a man whodoes employ this trick either by accident or designwhat then.

You have two methods of defense open. If you are a man, or a woman withweight, then as you both hit the ground and you feel him prepare to roll on top

of you, you go with him. That is, you throw your bodyweight in the same

direction as he rolls. This unexpected compliance with his resistance will throwhim off balance, but do not stop with the first rolling surge of your body. Whilehe is still off balance keep rolling with him, the momentum will keep you bothrolling, roly poly fashion, which will invariably break his hold as he sees hismode of attack defeated. Particularly is this true if you grasp his wrists withyour hands, and pull apart as you roll. The impart of the sudden counter rollwill always loosen the grasp of your opponent to a certain extent, enough sothat you can either break from his hold, or grab his thumb or little finger andbreak.

If you are too weak to apply the counter-roll, or lack the bodyweight to get the

counter momentum, then lay within his embrace. He has to release one handto strike you, or maybe both, but always one. Watch for this opening, and ashis arm is released to strike, you are free to roll out of his hold by rolling awayon the free side of his released hand. Roll fast, with all your force, and thechances are sure you can get to your feet at least as quickly as he can.

What if you are unable to get up first. Naturally, you will still feel you are at hismercy, but far from it. Sit on your buttocks with your hands braced on theground behind you. He would be a foolish incompetent if he tried to jump ontop of you, for in this position you have adopted the most capable stance tospin on your buttocks, or roll out of his attack.

Invariably, he runs around you looking for an opening, and will try and rushyou, but you can baffle him completely if you will spin on your hips, followinghim with your legs as he runs about you. As he rushes in, throw yourself backand strike out with your feet. Watch that he does not grab your foot. As hereaches for it, strike at his hand with your foot in a side chopping movement.Don't ever be in a hurry to get up, particularly if your opponent is heavier and

stronger than you. As long as you remain in this position you are normally safefrom any dangerous attack. You will realize this the more proficient you

become in the art of Seat Spinning, and know the disadvantages your opponentis placed by your knowledge and efficiency in applying the various forms of legdefense.

With efficiency comes confidence and self reliance. You will learn that in theSeated position, you can rest calmly, exerting no physical strength only when

your opponent attacks, while he is more or less keyed up to follow through withhis attack. You can keep him busy hopping around, which naturally tends todeplete his energy, while you conserve yours. Moreover, by study and practiseof the seat-spinning positions you master the control of rising quickly into acrouch, or an upright position, and quickly returning to the Seat Spin as


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occasion demands. It is an in-triguing method of defensive-attack, which hasits psychological effect on your opponent, who will be baffled and bewildered in

his efforts to defeat you.

The positions of Seat Spinning, and its auxiliary movements, place you in a

very advantageous position to kick him in the body, the groin, the shins, and

even in the face. Learn to use your heels as much as your toes and feet, for thedown-thrashing blow of the heel is a terrible weapon. By knowing how toquickly and smoothly rise into the crouch from the Seat Spinning position,gives you superb opportunity to dive at his legs and bring him down. Anopponent generally expects you to stand up, and waits to catch you as yourhands leave the ground in order to rush you while off your balance, but that iswhere you can fool him by diving for his legs. Your rise to the Crouch positionshould be similar to that of the sprinter's starting position, when hisbodyweight is so balanced he leaves the mark like a flash and is immediately inhis stride; by the same placement of position relative to bodyweight you aretaught how to make your Dive just as speedy.

Of course you will realize that while you are down, your opponent is going torush you, and the possibilities are that your kicking tricks will not alwayswork. Of course you have to be alive to this fact, and expect it. Never overlook asingle thing as to what you think your opponent may do.

Kicking is great defense as he rushes you, but do not wait for this. Draw yourknees partially up to your buttocks, which will entice your opponent to drawcloser, which is what you are angling for. As he comes nearer, slash out withone leg, bringing it down in a side-slashing stroke on the outside of his calfabout the area of the ankle. This has the effect of chopping his leg from underhim, bringing him down. Your other leg you should keep partially drawn to thebuttock, with the foot flat on the floor, and the hands maintaining the bracedposition behind you in order to keep your balance and control over all your footkicking, and slashing acts. If your opponent determines to jump on your bodywith his heels, you can easily forestall that by making a complete body rollwhich carries you out of his range, and bring you right back to the SeatSpinning position. The main object for you to do as soon as you hit the floor onyour hips, is to keep the legs moving, bicycle fashion, in order not only todisconcert him but to make you more efficient in your attack. It gives youstriking momentum, which can dynamically put your legs into action in aflash.

Remember what I have said beforeKEEP MOVING! The arms of a boxer arenever still for the same reasons as I have just given. The moment they are

stilled he is at a disadvantage, because when he prepares to strike a blow he"telegraphs" it by his starting arm movement, and his opponent finds it easy toblock the blow, and deliver a faster one in return. When the arms or legs aremoving, there is no "telegraphing, " the constant motion leaves no reason foryour opponent to know how, when and where you are going to strike. It is forthis same reason I have advised you to keep moving while "crowding" your foe.


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Now let us consider the all important fact if your opponent after trying all hiswiles, has failed, even to jumping on you, and he is successful in rushing

through your leg guard. There is a very effective defensive-attack to such amove, and that is to throw yourself back on your shoulders, drawing one kneeinto your stomach, and thrusting it out straight up so that the footwith a

bent kneeis placed right in the pit of his stomach. At this time he will befalling upon you, so grab his arms, and stiffen your leg, heaving him over your

head. His momentum will carry him to a fall, and this counter can be madevery destructive to your enemy if you put plenty of effort into the act.

Notice that the free leg is planted firmly on the floor. This is to prevent yourbody from rolling, and will act as a strong prop to your acting leg to toss himover your head. The moment he is tossed, do not attempt to rise to your feet,instead, roll with him, as you partially will with the force of your heave, but rollonto your stomach, holding onto one of his arms, and with your free hand chophim with the edge of your hand across his throat, sharply and strongly, and hewill go out like a light.

In the method of defensive attack given here where you are the man down, it isvery important that you pay strict attention to your position, as explained.Actually, you adopt a natural, relaxed position, which if you function with, willgive you every advantage over your stood-up foe. When you rise to the erect

position, usually the first thing your foe attempts is to rush you (which you cancounter with a leg dive), or tries to kick you. Watch for the leg always, and ashe kicks, grab the kicking foot by the heel and toe with your hands. As you getthis foothold, pull towards you, and at the same time twist the foot with allyour might. This will spin him around, and throw him. If you put enough pep

into the hold you will easily break his ankle.

It matters not whether you twist to the right or to the left, either twist has thesame results. The main thing to do is see that you pull his leg towards you asyou grab it. This straightens out his leg, helps to throw him off balance, but themain thing is it prevents him from yanking his leg back to shake you off, orrepeat the kick.

Here is another disastrous method of defeating a kicking foe, which you shouldalways bear in mind in the event you have missed to grab his foot as just

explained. Try to side step the kick, and catch his foot with either arm. As thisis done, hurl your weight right over his knee. You may break his leg, butanyhow, the shock and pain is so excruciating he will go down like a pole-axed

ox. Carefully study how this is done. It is an easy hold to get, and both theholds just explained can be performed as effectively by a woman as by a man.

Now, let us assume that you are attacking a man who is down, and possiblySeat Spinning, and kicking. The foot hold first explained is the best, but hereyou have to be doubly sure that you pull his leg straight before twisting the footon the ankle. In most cases, particularly where your foe is unfamiliar with the


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tricks of Seat Spinning, you will be able to apply the foot twist right off as soonas you grab his foot, but it is always best to be sure.

By pulling him, you deprive him of his arm support on the floor, and if youcannot immediately secure the foot twist by reason of his resistance, keep

pulling on the foot with both your hands, leaning well backwards with your

bodyweight, and also step backwards. He then is helpless to kick as he is beingdragged on the ground. Your opportunity to twist his foot quickly comes, andwhen it does, be sure to twist his foot towards his other leg. That is twisttowards his body. If you make the mistake of twisting his foot outwards, thenas his body is twisted, he is likely to hit you hard with his other foot. He doesnot do it intentionally. You make him do it because of twisting his foot in thewrong direction. The outside foot twist works on an opponent who is stood up,but not so well on one who is already down, as you will quickly see frompracticing the hold in both positions.

After an opponent has been placed at your mercy, the natural instinct is to

strike him with the fist. This can be very effective if he is so situated as toenable you to deliver a telling blow, but you must know how to strike andwhere. The average person tries to follow out the ultimate object of the boxer,with a blow to the chin, but not many boxers are successful in getting in thisparalyzing blow. Often when the opportunity presents itself for a drive to the

point of the chin, the blow does not land on the vital spot, and then there is noknock-out. If this is difficult for an experienced boxer, it certainly is lesspractical for the average person. A punch on the jaw, the nose or the mouth,apart from being messy is rarely effective enough to defeat a person. Thenagain, the hands and wrists of the average person are not conditioned to

absorb the impact of a forcible blow, with the result that they often suffer a

broken hand, or have the painful experience of a dislocated thumb. So youmust know how and where to strike.

However, I will explain to you the boxer's knockout blow with a punch to thepoint of the chin, so you can practice, or at least familiarize yourself with theblow.

The blow is not a straight, direct blow on the point of the chin, it is a sharp"hooking" blow delivered on the side of the point of the chin. Being a side blow

the object is to drive the lower jaw sideways across the face. If correctlyperformed, the sudden blow causes an impingement upon a small artery thatcrosses the jaw on its path to the brain. The sudden impingement temporarily

stops the flow of blood to the brain, which immediately causes a temporaryunconsciousness. The length of time during which the knocked out person

remains unconscious depends upon the severity of the arterial impingement. Itcan kill a highly nervous, or sensitive person. Not until the blood is able toresume its normal flow does consciousness return. The blow must be struckwith the large knuckles of the hand, with the hand bent slightly forward on thewrist. The blow is designed to describe a short arc, and the bent hand isneeded to deflect the concussion of the blow on the wrist, thus avoiding


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breaking the hand. The average person generally goes in for "hay makers, " thatis, a long, wide range swing of the arm. This takes time. The experienced boxer

strikes from the body where he gets the force of his body-weight behind theblow at short range. Avoid "hay makers, " you may break your arm if the fistmisses its mark, if your hand or arm hits the head, or shoulder. The best blow

for the average person is to drive from the body, placing all your weight behindthe blow, and strike for the temple of the head. When you hit, do so with the

large knuckle of the index finger crashing onto the temple. This safe-guardsyour hand, thumb and wrist from injury, and at the same time gets in adevastating blow. Any part of the temple is deadly to strike, and if your blowshould glance off the temple, your knuckle is apt to strike the bony edge of theeye socket and knock out his eye.

Another vulnerable place is to strike behind the ear.

Nevertheless, the most effective blows are placed by chopping with the edge ofthe hand as explained before. When striking an erect opponent, you are not

going to be able to chop him directly across the throat, although your arm"crowding" does often Open this opportunity to you. But, when exchangingblows, apart from the smash on the temple, chop your opponent with the edgeof your hand sideways on the throat. The effect of the blow from this angle iscaught upon the Carotid artery, or the Jugular, either one struck will paralyze

your foe.

The edge of the hand striking directly across the throat temporarily paralyzesthe action of the windpipe, strangling your opponent from lack of air. Thejugular vein is also affected. If your opponent is thrown to the ground, facedown, chop him sharply with the edge of your hand across the back of the neckat the base of the head. It should be a forward driving blow, but failing thispoint, if the blow is delivered anywhere at the base of the head his nervoussystem, and the brain, is going to be disastrously affected. You can easily kill aman with this simple blow, more readily than will a chop across the throat.

Breaking the Strangler's Grip

The stealthy foe, the footpad or rapist, instinctively goes in for strangling,particularly women. Even the tutored Defensive fighter will frequently makethis mistake, for a mistake it is, and a bad one for any person to make,

especially when up against an experienced opponent.

The Front Strangle Hold, and the Back Strangle Hold are among the easiest

offensive acts to defeat. What usually defeats most attacked people is their ownpanic. They feel so helpless, and certainly they are if untaught. But theexperienced battler does not struggle to tear the hands from around the throat;there is a simple, and more effective way.

Let us say you are practicing a front strangle hold On a friend, you will noticethat the little fingers are never engaged in the grip. It is impossible for them to

be effectively engaged. Noting this, your object if you are the defensivepartneris to reach for each little finger, and with all your might bear down on


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them, forcing them out from the hand and breaking them. They are easy tobreak. A woman can break the little fingers of the strongest hands without

exerting much strength. Once the fingers are broken, the hands are paralyzedfrom nervous shock, apart from the physical incapacity caused from the fingerbreak.

You will notice the same condition exists as you practice the Strangle holdstanding from behind. The little finger is never engaged. As you break thefingers of a Strangle Hold gained from behind, kick your one heel savagely ontohis shin bone. If you are breaking a front Strangle Hold, as you break the littlefingers, drive your knee into his groin, and for good measure kick him on theshin bone with the shoe toe.

One of the most immediately effective tricks to employ against an attacker is toplace him helpless by the use of his own coat. This is a favorite trick of minewith which I have made many men change their aggressive attitude. If a friendof yours has become belligerent with a little too much liquor, you can hold him

helpless without hurting him, as you talk him out of his foolishness. If it is atruly belligerent thug, you have him at such a disadvantage you can doanything to him. Butt him with your knee in the groinkick his shins off, orbutt him in the face with your head until it is reduced to a pulp, or you canmarch him to the police station. As he comes in to attack you, do not back

away, but meet him, and grasp the lapels of his coat with your hands, and witha quick heave, jerk his coat back over his shoulders, holding it around hiselbows. He will be powerless to raise his arms, being as helpless as though hisarms were tied to his sides with a rope. If he is violent, and tries to shake youoff, use one of the butting or kicking aids, but if he is a much stronger, or

heavier man than you, throw him to the ground by wrapping your one leg

around his knee, pulling it forward. As you crash to the floor, butt your headinto his face so that his head is smashed in with impact with the ground.

Of course, if he is violent, you have to watch that he does not butt or kickyouthat is all he can do, but that can be more than enough, so get behindhim quickly, and by grasping the collar of the coat twist it corkscrew fashionwhich will cause the coat to bind his arms more securely to his body. Thenchop him across the back of the neck, but if he is too violent to get in thiswhack, twist the coat more tightly and pull him backwards, or keep himmoving in a circle, he will then be too helpless to do anything and can easily beput hors de combat, and marched off to the police station by holding the coat

tightly twisted in the manner described.

Another simple trick to pull off on a threatening attacker, is to hold your hands

up about level with your shoulders in a "hands up" attitude, or an assumedfrightened gesture, and suddenly grasp the front brim of his hat, pulling itdown over his eyes, at the same time step on his foot. The dual act will tend tomake him jerk back, and the pressure on his foot will cause him to fall. As thehat is pulled over his eyes you can butt, or kick him, but don't be toe nice.


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Always attack with all your vigor. Leave no possible room for having to repeatany defensive attack.

At the beginning of this course I have explained how important your ownpsychological attitude can work to your benefit or defeat, and it is well to bear

in mind that you can effectively throw an opponent off guard by pretending to

be afraid.

People are so familiar with the "Stick 'em up" expression, that almostinstinctively they throw up their hands when confronted by a thug, whether hehas a weapon or not. It is a good attitude to adopt as long as you do not putyour hands higher than the level of your shoulders. Time is an important factorin defense or attack, which a professional knife-fighter, like a boxer or wrestler,is rigidly taught. If your arms are by your side, it takes time to bring them up.The moment your opponent sees them move, he also moves, and if quickerthan you, or if he has you at a disadvantage, he will beat you to the punchbefore you get started.

From such long range positions, you "telegraph" your acts, but if you are "onthe move" as explained before in this course, or have the hands at what

appears a natural position for the occasion, you have lessened the possibilitiesof "telegraphing" your acts, and are able to move in quicker than your foe.

Once in a while we are equipped with certain means of defense with which wecan operate unusually effectively. Most men smoke, and while they do notalways smoke while walking, yet many do, and a time may arise when you areattacked while taking a walk, and enjoying a smoke. Consequently, whileholding the hands at the shoulder position as mentioned, you are in a good"moving" position for almost any defensive attack. If you have a cigarette or a

cigar in your mouth, you can suddenly snatch it from your lips and thrust thelighted end into your opponents eyes, his mouth or up his nostrils. Be sure topuff up before you act so you have a good hot end to attack with. The burn thatcan be inflicted is very punishing on these tender parts of the face. A pipe canalso be used to a similar effective advantage, but in this case you jab the stemof the pipe into his eyes, mouth, or up his nostrils with telling effect.

Your apparently frightened attitude will help you considerably in these acts.

Here is another coat trick, not nearly as effective as the one just explained, butit has its advantages, and can be well employed if you are both engaged in astruggle.

Catch hold of the lower sides of your opponent's coat with your handseachhand grasping the corresponding side of the coatand with a quick upwardpull, drag the coat over his head. Sometimes, if his coat fits him snugly, youcan hold him with the coat wrapped around his head, which ties up his armsand bewilders him. He will bend forward in an effort to get out of the coat. Thisis the point of advantage you must watch for. As he does this, bring up your

knee crashing into his face and knock him out. If the coat is loose on youropponent he is apt to wriggle out, though you can offset this by twisting the


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