© 2014 T. Westermann

Kick in the armpit, kick to the knee

  • Initial situation
    • The aggressor is located right in front of the defender
    • Straight punch to the head

  • Protection
    • Inner forearm block (Uchi uke) or substantially harder, ...
    • ... inner hand edge block (Uchi shuto uke) to the wrist, respectively with the opposite arm

  • Defense technique
    Kick in the armpit, kick to the knee
    • The blocking hand grips the wrist of the striking arm and stretch it by pull and maybe a step backwards
    • The other hand supports the pull
    • Footpad kick (Sekito ate) with the, the blocking hand opposite-lying leg in the armpit of the streched striking arm.
    • Foot edge kick (Kansetsu geri) with the other leg from outwards to the lateral knee

  • Completion