In my February 2021 blog, HMK is More Than Strikes & Kicks
I discussed the fact that HMK methods are more than kicks and strikes, and
include other methods such as take downs/ throws, joint locks/arm bars,
traps/pins, grabs/crushes, and nerves/pressure points.
The good part is these other methods are already part of the techniques you
are learning/ have learned and the difference is really about intention in
their applications.
Let’s look at some of these other methods and some examples of how the
intention in their applications can change them from a strike to another
method.
Takedown/Throws:
·
Outward Ridge Hand/ Backhand
o If you turn perpendicular to the opponent, the movement across the opponent’s chest/neck can be used as a takedown maneuver. This can be very effective if, as move perpendicular, you also move in a
horse stance behind the opponent, especially from a same side or cross hand
grab where the reciprocal moves the opponent off-balance.
·
Inward low block
o The movement can be used as a takedown from across the collar bone/ side of
neck in a close attack
Traps/Pins:
·
Augmented Medium Block
o The augmented hand could be used as a trap from a same side punch, a same
side grab or cross hand grab, followed by an upper punch or backhand to the
opponent’s face
·
Extended Spear Hand
o The opposite hand could be used as a trap from a same side punch, a same
side grab or cross hand grab, followed by a spear hand to the opponents’
vulnerable spot below the sternum or throat
o The opposite hand could be used as a pin to the chest from a same side
grab, followed by a spear hand to opponents’ vulnerable spot below the
sternum or throat
·
Double Knife Hand
o From a cross hand wrist grab, as you raise your hands and move to the inside into a Horse Stance, the outside knife hand /pins the wrist of your opponent, and the inside knife hand can be used as strike to the opponent’s head/ groin/kidneys or whatever target is open
· Two hand Reciprocal
o From same side or cross hand wrist grab, the reciprocal motion pulls the opponent off balance, and the upper hand traps/ pins the opponent's hand
Joint Lock/Arm Bar:
·
Side Medium Block
o From cross hand grab, as you step back and perpendicular to the opponent,
the movement will straighten the opponent’s arm, followed by side medium
block which will create the arm bar
·
Augmented Medium Block
o From same side or cross hand grab, the medium block movement as you move
off-line from the opponent can straighten the opponent’s arm, followed by
the augment that will create the arm bar
·
Double Inward Punch
o From a double lapel grab, the movement can create an arm bar – you may need
to move to the side or backwards
o From same side grab, this movement can bring the opponent’s arm up to your
shoulder and then once you finish the movement, you have the opponent in an
arm bar
·
Horse Stance Double Knife Hands
o From a cross hand wrist grab, as you raise your hands and move to the
outside of your opponent, the double knife hand strike as your move into
Horse Stance creates the arm bar across your knee
The above are just a few examples of HMK striking techniques that can be
used as other methods. So, in practicing applications think about the motion and parts of the hand
being used and how they could be used as one of these other HMK methods if
performed with a different intention.
Regards,
Kelly
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at
change.” - Max Planck (1858 – 1947), German quantum theorist and Nobel
Prize in Physics winner
