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but rather we advance forward directly into the

assailant himself. Do not pre-occupy yourself

with targets. Simply raise the Double Spike

and move forward with a drop step to transfer

your weight. Your elbows will land on diff erent

targets, depending on the height relationship of

the defender and the assailant. You may hit the

face, neck, sternum, etc. Whatever target you

hit in this fashion will have devastating results.

Late Phase: The Lift

In this instance the defender is late in raising

his guard. Th e assailant’s arm is already

reaching extension towards your head. In the

late phase we use the elbows for a “Lift.” Th e

Lift is executed by raising your elbow from

underneath your assailant’s extended arm.

Your forearm will fi nd its way underneath his

forearm. When you slide your elbow upwards

and grab the back of your neck, the motion

will lift the assailant’s arm upwards. Th is will

take the assailant’s attack offl ine with your

face. Th e attack now will simply fl ow over

your head without causing you any harm.

Number Seven: The Bite.

Bite? Yes, Bite!!

If they are close enough to hurt you, they are

close enough to get bitten. Bites are painful.

Nothing gets a person to let go of you faster

than taking a chunk out of them. Now you may

be leery of biting anyone in this age of HIV

and other blood- borne dangers, but the way I

see it is this: As a last resort, I would rather bite

someone, contract HIV and die in ten years

than die today on someone else’s terms. Also

keep in mind that the odds of biting someone

with HIV or some other disease are relatively

low. Even if you did bite them, the chances

of your contracting something from them in

this manner are even lower. So I am willing

to take a chance if my imminent survival is at

stake. Just think of it. Some thug grabs you

and pulls you close to rape you and your face

is near his? Give him a makeover. Bite into his

face for all it is worth. It will get a reaction and

give you a window of opportunity to escape.

Fernan Vargas is a

Defensive Tactics and

Hapkido instructor from

Chicago, Illinois. He is

the author of sever al

books on self-protection

and the martial arts.

http://www.FernanVargas.com

http://www.Raventactical.com

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