140 Advanced Combat Moves - Self Defence and Street Fighting

In this section we cover quick ways to cover your head if you are being attacked and ways to counter-attack in a close up situation. We also cover ducking and slipping so you learn how to move like a boxer to avoid getting hit.

If you can control one joint of your opponent, you can control them. If you control two joints, you can throw them. Here we introduce you to the art of joint manipulation – elbows, fingers and wrists – and how to evade your opponent controlling you.

It is common for your enemy to push or shove you. We show you how to deal with this if you are having to give ground. If you are against a wall, a whole new set of rules apply. Here we show you how to escape if your back is, literally, against the wall.

The emphasis of this section is how to get up when you are already on the ground. Fighting on the ground is not generally a safe thing to do because there may be multiple opponents and you can’t fight multiple opponents when you are on the ground. So, the key message is to get up quickly so you can either defend yourself or escape.

These are the most common punches you can expect as people try to imitate the boxers they see on TV. There are many ways you can block and counter this attack, many of which will end with up you taking your opponent to the ground before they know what is happening.

We also spend some time showing your options if you are attacked with a straight, or jab, punch. These are also very fast counters, many ending with a takedown before your opponent can react.

Sometimes people will grab you with one hand to hold you in place while they try to strike you with the other. Here we show you your options when dealing with this scenario.

If someone tries to grab your wrist, we show you how to escape from their grip and turn the tables on them, either striking them, controlling them or taking them to the ground.

Getting grabbed by both wrists may seem a daunting prospect. We will show you how to get out of this situation almost instantly, so you are free to apply your counter attack.

You may be grabbed by the elbow as an attempt to control you. We show you how to escape this and also, as usual, how to turn the tables and take your opponent to the ground.

You may be grabbed from behind in a Full Nelson or a bear hug. We show you how to get out of these positions.

If you are grabbed from the front, we show you how to get out of this situation very quickly and simply. Women may be particularly vulnerable to being grabbed from the front, so these defences and counters are demonstrated by our guest martial artist, Alicja.

It can be quite frightening to be caught in a headlock. You still have a number of options to escape – and even apply a headlock back on your opponent – and you will be shown these here.

If someone tries to surprise you and choke you from behind, you have very limited time before you run out of breath. That’s why you only have seconds to get out of the situation. We will show you how to do this and to discourage them from trying something like that again.

Knife fighting is extremely dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Here we will include some principles which you can include in your toolbox just in case you absolutely cannot get away from a knife fight.

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