After seeing the correct mental attitude to face a fight to the ground, we review some physical and practical advice in order to have a good chance to prevail over our opponent: Let’s economize the use of our limbs, if we can block multiple opponent’s limbs using less than 2 limbs (eg. only with our […]
In the previous article we saw, in practice, what is wrong to do during a confrontation on the ground, let’s see some tips on how mentally focus ourself for a ground fight. The mental attitude: In a ground fight we have (relatively) more time to process strategies, we have to use the inner calm to […]
After seeing how to prepare our body and our mind, let’s go deep in a real fight; first, we start to list what it is (usually) wrong to do: If we are going down to the ground we must avoid to beat in the wrong way, we must break the fall and distribute fluidly the […]
We saw some methodologies on how to avoid being caught, how do not end to the ground and how to finish on the ground in a beneficial way, now we start to see how to deal with a real fight to the ground. Fighting on the ground is almost always a bad idea, however, we […]
What gives rise to ground fighting? Excluding the obvious (and extremely common) case of loss of balance (read How to improve balance: tricks and exercises), in most cases, what precedes a fight to the ground is: A grasping (by us or our opponent, read also Trapping [MINI-GUIDE]) A throw attempt (by us or our opponent) […]
Is it possible to avoid the ground fighting? As we said (read Ground fighting), to opt for ground fighting is: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung Fu online: a beginner-to-expert course). Our starting point is […]
Why transfer the battle on the ground could be a hazardous Ground fighting it’s extremely technical / strategical and absolutely fascinating but… Before starting this topic it is important to say that, outside a ruled context (competitions, gym sparring, etc. read Declared techniques, sparring and sport competition), to transfer the fight on the ground is in […]
Deception: the functions of the mind Talking about the human brain, we could say that what governs our behavior and reactions (in relation to the external stimuli) depends on: Speed and breadth of reasoning (the effectiveness of the work of our synapses) Previous experiences (what we can remember or we think to remember) Reasoning method […]
In the 6DKF, as we mentioned in the past, the ability to deceive opponents is taught: In terms of combat (eg. feints) In terms of survival (eg. simulate dead) In terms of persuasion (eg. lead a discussion where we want) In terms of intelligence (eg. perform an action without the observer’s consciousness) In this specific […]
See everything, do not look at anything: the applications As we seen in the past articles (read The overall view: see everything, do not look at anything and What we need to develop the overall view) the overall view is a fundamental skill for any kind of practitioner: In self-defense – To see what happens around us (unexpected aggressors, […]
Is the overall view a suppressed instinct? Continuing the discussion about the overall view (read The overall view: see everything, do not look at anything) we want to start to understand how to develop it. The first things to know are that: The overall view is a skill that most of the animals possess (especially if […]
What is the overall view? The normal process of data recovering through sight is: Generic – We search where and what we expect Superficial – We rarely give a meaning to what we see Ingenuous – We look for big and obvious variation Prejudicial – We often catch only the information we want Slow – We […]
We have seen the various types of improper combat tools and what to assess in their choice, let’s see now what are the ideal characteristics for the choice of an “improvised” weapon. Some premises (please read carefully): The 6DKF martial art is committed to peace and that it repudiates violence, the study of warrior skills […]
When we are forced to face one or more attackers, an improper weapon may represent the advantage that will allow us to prevail (maybe even without having to fight). However, improper weapons are different from proper for a single factor, they were not created to fight; they may have some drawbacks that instead of helping […]
Why learn to use improper weapons In 6 Dragons Kung Fu we study the functional use of various kind of weapons (flexible, rigid, etc., read 6DKF: what does it teach?) but in a civil context of self-defense, to have professional weapons at our fingertips: It is absolutely uncommon – Personal defense situations are generally unexpected […]
When to use a hidden guard stance As we have already mentioned (read The signals that precede an attack: introduction), in a real situation, our opponents always try to do not let us understand what they really want to do. Until they are in close contact with us (a distance often less than our forearm, […]
The last part of this discussion on combat with multiple opponents concerns small tips / tricks and solutions to common problems. Some of the tips that we are going to face are commonly defined as “misconduct”, it does not matter; if it is really at stake our / someone life and there is no possibility […]
We have seen how to manage the environment in a fight with multiple opponents, let’s now descend deeper to see some tips on how and what to attack / defend. What / how to attack: The targets are always evaluated one at a time but without breaks, we need to focus, hit and move After […]
As well as in the single fight, also in the one with multiple opponents we have to see the environment and the attackers as a single body, as a set of opportunities and risks to manage. Let’s see how with some tips. How to deal with opponents: Let’s use our adversaries as shields to defend […]
As long as we can keep the right distance and impose our rhythm to the opponents we will have at least one chance to prevail. So let’s see some insights on how to manage positions, distance and movement. The distance from opponents and from general dangers: Let’s hold our opponents (ideally) at a distance of […]
Multiple adversaries: when the alternative is to succumb We have already discussed how not to deal with multiple opponents (read Practical advice on how not deal with multiple opponents), it is now time to analyze what could be the options at our disposal but before starting, let’s repeat that: Note – This article has been […]
Reality is different from movies and gym simulations We have seen what does it means to face more than one attacker in a self-defense context (read How to fight with more than one opponent at the same time) and the different types of opponents’ groups (read Fight with multiple opponents: the different types), in this […]
Let’s start from the definition of violence in 6 Dragons Kung Fu: a detrimental action (physical or psychological) practiced by someone against someone who is not consenting or that it is not able to express, in full possession of his faculties, a valid consent. Note – This article has been asked by one of our […]
The difficulty is related to the type of opponents We continue the discussion about how to face multiple opponents (without repeating what we have already said, read How to fight with more than one opponent at the same time) but before starting a few premises: We want to stress again that 6 Dragons Kung Fu […]
An impossible situation? Before start talking about this delicate topic, let’s see a few premises: Fight with more than one aggressor is extremely hard – The first thing that must be emphasized is that to fight more than one opponent is never advisable because, in most cases, the defeat is certain; in any self-defense situation […]
Constant attention is not simply a choice Before starting we must stress that: Maintaining instinctive constant attention is not a thing that is enough to decide or understand It is not something that can be done in a few days, it is a forcing that becomes instinct only after a long training To develop this […]
A definition of constant attention After the introduction to constant attention (read Avert dangers: the concept of constant attention), we continue the discussion, defining what it is and how it works. In general we can say that thi skill is: A constant passive scanning of the what happen aroud us made to identify any possible […]
How can we avert dangers? When an antelope drinks from the brook, it is calm but its senses are all aimed to capture every little environmental anomaly. Despite all the tricks that the predator can use, he will find difficult to catch us by surprise: If we are naturally connected with the surroundings If we know […]
How to identify someone who has a martial arts training In a self-defense scenario, being able to (rapidly) recognize the combat preparation contextual cues of a potential aggressor can be a crucial survival factor. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our […]
Self-defense: how to recognize when we are about to be attacked In real self-defense preparation (read Best martial arts for self-defense), one of the most crucial skills to be developed is the ability to read, evaluate and cross the signals that our potential attackers send us: Note – This article has been asked by one […]
Self-defense and signals of imminent aggression: how to recognize the false positives The body language betrays the intentions (ours and the ones of our potential aggressors). Who is able to read it, gains an incredibly big advantage (both before, both during the combat). Even if every person is different from the others, we all reflect […]
Recognize the signals of an imminent attack In 6 Dragons Kung Fu, we distinguish 2 types of “signals” that precede an attack: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung Fu online: a beginner-to-expert course). It is […]
How to face an attack: instinct or reason? In 6 Dragons Kung Fu we train to split the reaction to any type of aggression into 2 parts (that are closely interlinked): Immediate defense (through instinct and muscle memory) Tactical consequence (through quick reasoning) Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core […]
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