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Primal Series - Lesson 1 - Ready Stance

January 14th, 2010

Lesson 1 – Stance & Guard

Before you learn any strikes or techniques, start with the principles of a good stance – so you’re prepped to move and ready to go.

Start with your feet:

Shoulder width apart

Toes directed at 45 degree angle

Parallel

Weight evenly distributed and shifting slightly between feet

Knees bent and absorbing your bounce or energy flow through your legs

Upper body

Hands up in guard position (natural startle reaction)

Palms forward

Elbow in

Dominant hand back

Head & chin tucked

Eyes on attacker

MOST IMPORTANT POINT!

Never ‘turtle’ away from the attack!

This ideal ‘ready’ position won’t always be a reality in the event of an attack, but practicing the iKickback moves from this starting posture allows you to learn correct execution and program full range of movement into muscle memory. Even in a real life confrontation, if you’ve keyed in what this feels like, and get comfortable with your guard, you’re more likely to find yourself in it without even thinking. Start every training session by setting up your guard. It will soon be second nature.

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Primal Series - Lesson 2 - The Sheild

January 14th, 2010

The Blocking concepts that you need to know. It’s the one you’re probably going to use instinctively anyway, so it makes sense to realize what you’re doing and learn how to maximize the position’s potential.

Key Points:
• Arms up
• Arms crossed at forearms
• Look through forearms – MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT!

In this position, your arms form a SHIELD that protects your vital areas: the head, face, throat and chest. The hands on your head absorb the impact of any blows that might be coming at you. The elbows in this position not only provide a shield of protection to deflect blows, they can also be used to counter strike.

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Primal Series - Lesson 3 - Throat Strikes- Karate Chop

January 14th, 2010

Part of command central for the human body, consider the throat a Primary Target to stop an attack as quickly and efficiently as possible. It doesn’t take much force to cut off the airway &/or dislocate the trachea, causing swelling, pain and extremely laboured breathing, effectively stopping the attack.

Benefits:
• effective with little force
• disrupts attackers airway/breathing
• causes instantaneous pain & loss of strength
• can be used up close, even when mounted
• can be used to release a choke

Karate Chop:
• Stiffen fingers
• Bend and tuck thumb rigidly to side of hand
• Hit attackers throat swiftly with pinky side of hand

Throat Poke:
• Stiffen 2 fingers
• Direct towards nape of neck
• Press 1-2”down and 1-2” in

C-Clamp:
• Grab attackers throat at top of trachea
• Squeeze thumb & index & middle finger together around windpipe

This move is devastingly effective. It is possible to cause severe, life threatening damage and swelling to your attackers throat. This move is the move to use when you feel you are in grave danger, when the attack is already violent, and when you need it to stop quickly. Use this move if you are ever in that situation, by all means, but please do not use it without just cause. It’s a sharp weapon. Watch and try the Tactile Awareness demo video to see how easy it is to execute. Dave’s throat hurt for two weeks after filming that lesson! Whether you practice the Tactile Awareness on a partner or yourself, do so cautiously, but please do put this one in your arsenal – it could save your life.

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Primal Series - Lesson 4 - Eye Strikes

January 14th, 2010

As part of command central, consider the eyes a Primary Target to strike at if forced to defend yourself. With very little force you can cause tremendous pain, uncontrollable watering and blurred or lack of vision to your attacker. His attention is suddenly diverted to his own emergency, giving you the precious time you need to escape! The Finger Jab and the Thumb Gouge are two of the most efficient and effective ways to end an attack quickly.

Spread Finger and 2 Finger Jab:
• Hands in Guard Position
• Stiffen and or spread fingers
• Jab forward quickly, directing towards eyes
• Practice from both high & low guard

Thumb Gouge:
• Grab either side of attackers head, hold like basketball
• Follow up cheeks with thumbs to eye socket area
• Press with thumbs into eye socket

There is, undoubtedly, an “EWWW” factor with the Thumb Gouge. The thought of plunging your thumbs into someone’s eyes can seem horrifying. Yes, the Thumb Gouge is a serious move, it’s what we call a ‘sharp weapon’, but if you’ve been forced into a situation where you need to use it, what’s really horrifying is what happens if you don’t.

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Primal Series - Lesson 5 - Palm Strikes

January 14th, 2010

Open Handed Techniques all work from your natural Guard Position, which remember, is the instinctual startle response for most people. From there, with your arms up and your palms facing forward, you have several Open Handed options: Boxing the Ears, Palm Heel Strikes and Double Palm Heel. Boxing the Ears is highly overlooked but very effective. With little force, you an immobilize your attacker with this move. It causes extreme pain, a deafening sound and can throw off your attackers balance, making him disoriented, and giving you a chance to escape. Palm Heel Strikes are useful for delivering a hard hitting force to your attackers face. Directed at the nose, it can cause extreme pain and unstoppable watering of the eyes, blurring or taking away your attackers sight. Palm Heel Strikes are also useful for throwing your attacker off balance.

Boxing the Ears:
- cup hands slightly
- slap on either side of attackers head, over ears simultaneously
Palm Heel Strike:
- use the meaty part at the base of the palm
- flex hand back; elbows in line with wrists and palm heel
- use upward trajectory
- target: face
- step into strike to use body weight
Double Palm Heel:
- use meaty part at base of palm
- flex hand back; elbows in line with wrists and palm heel
- use upward trajectory
- target: chin or face
- step forward to force attacker back and off balance

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Primal Series - Lesson 6 - Micro Moves

January 14th, 2010

When we talk about ‘Micro Moves’ we’re referring to the small, but highly effective moves you can employ to break out of a hold. Using your fingertips and teeth, they are easy & instinctual…and they work! Particularly useful in close range attacks they employ the element of surprise.
Pinching:
- Grab only a small amount of skin between your fingernails or fingertips.
- TWIST!
- Target areas:
o Tricep area: most places will hurt, but the area behind the upper arm, running from the elbow to the armpit is especially sensitive to this kind of pain. Useful if grabbed from behind and you can wrap your own arm across your body to reach up to the back of your attackers arm.
o Hamstring area: again, the area along the back of the upper leg, particularly towards the buttocks is highly populated with nerve endings and sensitive to this kind of pain. Use to break out of a head lock.
Small Joint Manipulation:
- Grab ahold of just ONE of your attackers fingers with ALL of yours
- Snap it back or to the side
- Useful to break out of a bear hug from behind
Biting:
- Very instinctual move
- The smaller the amount of skin between the teeth, the better
- Utilizes the powerful muscles of the jaw
- Some inherent risks involved if skin is broken. See below.
- Especially useful is attacker has his hand over your mouth to keep you quiet
Pressure:
- Use a small, hard or sharp part of your body to press into a soft area of his: your chin, a knuckle, your forehead.
- Can cause enough pain to release a hold
- Will have to follow up with another technique

The greatest thing about Micro Moves is how little strength they take to employ. There is some risk involved with all self defence moves, but Biting, in particular deserves special mention. You are more likely to create a blood blister than break the skin, but if it does happen, there is a small risk of contracting a communicable disease, in particular, Hep B, Hep C or HIV. One more reason why, if you are attacked, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. There are screening tests and treatments available, so please go to the nearest clinic or hospital if this happens to you.

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Primal Series - Lesson 7 - Grip,Grab and Claw

January 14th, 2010

Gripping & Grabbing are primal instinctual responses most people when they’re attacked. Here, we show how to USE what you already know to throw your attacker off balance or to counter strike. If you grab his hair, you can control his head quite effectively, you can also grab his clothes or shoulders to deliver a technique like the Throat / Eye Strikes, Elbows or any of the Open Hand Techniques, which will buy you time to escape.

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Primal Series - Lesson 8 - Heel Kick

January 14th, 2010

This is one of the most versatile kicks you can learn, and quite simple. The key is to raise your knee up towards your chest to create more force as you drive your heel towards its target. You can use a heel kick while standing, to keep your attacker at a distance or to take out his knees. From a standing position, aim anywhere from just above the knees to mid-shin. Heel Kicks can also be directed downwards, towards your attackers feet in the Foot Stomp. This is an effective move if you are grabbed, either from the front or the back, and have your arms pinned.
Benefits:
• put attacker off balance
• possible damage knee – can’t chase
• can be done from distance
• creates more distance
• can be done from the ground
Key Points:
• pull knee up to create leverage
• flex back foot
• lead with heel - knee and heel in line
• drive with force

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Primal Series - Lesson 9 - Head Butt

January 14th, 2010

The head is a large, heavy weapon, effectively used from many angles and useful in many situations. Largely overlooked, especially by women, it’s a move you can use when your other options are limited, for example, when you are grabbed from behind, or are mounted with your arms pinned. It’s worthwhile investing the time to know how to use the Head Butt properly.
Key Points:
• hit with the hardest part of your head
• aim for the softest part of your attackers head
• from front:
o drive with forehead with downwards trajectory
o or pull down on top of head
• from back:
swing back with back of head to facial region – aim is to hit eye socket/nose

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Primal Series - Lesson 10 - Elbows

January 14th, 2010

Half-way down your arm there’s a hard, heavy weapon you can effectively use with a little training. Elbow Strikes are versatile and can be thrown from almost any angle & direction: from behind, from the front, upwards, downwards, and even spinning. If you are grabbed from behind, you can deliver Elbows high, towards your attackers face, behind you, or you can direct them low, towards his solar plexus, to wind him. If you’re face to face you’re your aggressor, direct Elbow Strikes to his face, ideally at a 45 degree angle from about two o’clock, but also from below, coming up again, on an angle. Good to know, if there is a large height difference. To make the technique even more powerful, grab hold to the back of your attackers head with the opposite hand and bring the face towards the elbow at the same time. Catching him in the eye or nose can cause him pain, watering eyes, and blurred & impaired vision. The attack stops when your attacker can’t see. Its very important however, to learn the proper technique so you don’t hurt yourself instead!
Key Points:
• keep forearm tight to bicep, palm facing down
• draw elbow back above shoulder for maximum effect in downwards trajectory
• use upwards trajectory to back – keeping arms close to body, aiming towards solar plexus
• hit with the top and back sides of the elbows, not the inside and outside!
follow cross or ‘X’ formation

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Primal Series - Lesson 1 - Ready Stance

Primal Series - Lesson 2 - The Sheild

Primal Series - Lesson 3 - Throat Strikes- Karate Chop

Primal Series - Lesson 4 - Eye Strikes

Primal Series - Lesson 5 - Palm Strikes

Primal Series - Lesson 6 - Micro Moves

Primal Series - Lesson 7 - Grip,Grab and Claw

Primal Series - Lesson 8 - Heel Kick

Primal Series - Lesson 9 - Head Butt

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