© 2015 T. Westermann

Knee shock, Elbow strike downwards

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

  • Initial situation
    • The aggressor is located in front of the defender
    • Diagonal strike obliquely from above to the head

  • Protection
    • Distance shortening towards the aggressor
    • Upper inner forearm block (Jodan uchi uke) to the striking arm (not to the stick) with the arm opposite the striking arm, at the same time ...
    • Knee shock (Hiza gashira ate) with the leg at the same side as the blocking arm in to the testicles of the aggressor
    • The aggressor bends frontwards

  • Defense technique
    Elbow strike downwards on the neck
    • Body rotation about 90° to the left, next to the aggressor
    • Descending elbow strike (Otoshi hizi uchi) with the non-blocking arm on the neck of the aggressor

  • Completion
    • Disarm and make sure the stick
    • Go on distance or ...
    • ... a final Atemi technique

To ensure the weapon is mandatory!