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Today we are looking at deflection defences.
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Deflection defences are instinctive to a certain degree. Parrying and interception of a frontal attack is a natural defensive technique and evolving that into a trained and more efficient defence is relatively easy. Deflection doesn't require energy equal to the force of attack, so defending from a physically stronger opponent is definitely possible. Also, if you train it, and are smart with it you will allow you opponent to throw themselves off balance and expose vulnerable targets for you to counter on.
Meeting the force of an attack head on is tactically a bad idea. A block doesn't have to be a shock absorber, a direct attack can be redirected by pushing it to the side and offline from its target. This pushing/guiding motion should be accompanied by movement in the opposite direction to increase the margin by which that attack misses. But be careful not to move too far. Redirection and movement away simply allows your attacker to reset and try again. Take advantage of the miss instead. Ideally, the movement you do should bring you a little closer and slightly offline to the side of your attacker. You should be facing them, yet they are extended and directed away from you. You are in a position of advantage and able to counter them in their exposed state.
Example move:
Your attacker throws a straight punch from their right hand towards your face.
You 360 block with your left hand, and push left to redirect the blow over your left shoulder, (wax on/wax off)
As you redirect , you also make step. The right leg in a forward diagonal.
Throwing a punch with your right hand to the chin of your opponent, a short and direct strike engaging bodyweight power from the momentum of the step.
The right arm striking out can also act as a block/barrier to a possible attack from the opponents left hand.
Meeting the force of an attack head on is tactically a bad idea. A block doesn't have to be a shock absorber, a direct attack can be redirected by pushing it to the side and offline from its target. This pushing/guiding motion should be accompanied by movement in the opposite direction to increase the margin by which that attack misses. But be careful not to move too far. Redirection and movement away simply allows your attacker to reset and try again. Take advantage of the miss instead. Ideally, the movement you do should bring you a little closer and slightly offline to the side of your attacker. You should be facing them, yet they are extended and directed away from you. You are in a position of advantage and able to counter them in their exposed state.
Example move:
Your attacker throws a straight punch from their right hand towards your face.
You 360 block with your left hand, and push left to redirect the blow over your left shoulder, (wax on/wax off)
As you redirect , you also make step. The right leg in a forward diagonal.
Throwing a punch with your right hand to the chin of your opponent, a short and direct strike engaging bodyweight power from the momentum of the step.
The right arm striking out can also act as a block/barrier to a possible attack from the opponents left hand.
Thanks for reading,
Benjamin
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