Featured Technique

Darkness

Darkness is the 15th Self-Defense Technique in Blue Belt.  It is a standard reference technique.

The basics used are the heel to toe step, the Side double parry, square horse stance, eagles talon strike, heel palm strike, backfist, side thrust kick, and a forearm sandwich strike.

The targets for the strikes are the eyes, kidneys, mastoids, back of right knee, sides of the head.

	This technique starts with the opponent standing to your right at 3:00
	The opponent attempts to throw a right punch.
	As the opponent steps in with his right foot and throws a right punch - you step approximately 6 inches to 2:30 with your right foot. Note: your toes of your left foot and the heel of your right foot will be directly in line, (this is our classic heel/toe step used for punches from the side) As you step with your right foot your open left hand parries across your body and contacts the punching arm of the opponent
	After your left hand makes contact with the outside of the opponents punching hand the back of the right hand will make contact with the outside of the punching arm and will continue the parry past your body. The right hand should parry just past your shoulder. Note: At all times during the double parry either your left or right hand will maintain contact with the opponents arm for control
	After the double parry - your left foot steps forward past your right foot to 1:30. Note: This will put you behind the opponent. Pivot your body 180 degrees. You'll be facing 4:30 in a square horse stance. Strike with your left heel palm strike between the opponents shoulder blades, Note: You could also do the heel palm strike to his right kidney As the left heel palm strike makes contact with the opponent your right hand in an Eagle's Talon Strike rakes across the opponent right eye
	The right hand slices through the opponents eye stopping next to your left ear
	Next throw a right back fist strike to 7:30 to the back of the opponent's head to his mastoid Note: Do not snap the backfist, this should be a power strike to knock the opponents head forward
	After the backfist strike throw a right thrusting side kick to 7:30 to the back of the opponents right knee
	Continue the forward motion of the thrusting kick to drive the opponents knee into the ground. Note: This will buckle the opponent back into you
	As your opponents knee strikes the ground your left open hand will strike to the left side of the opponents head as your right forearm will strike the right side of the opponents head. Note: This is our classic forearm sandwich strike
	After the forearm sandwich strike you can clear the opponent away from you by allowing him to fall forward to the ground with or without assistance, and moving to a defensive position behind him.