your techniques

I'm carrying out a small survey to find out what physical techniques people are practising regularly for their own personel self defence.
Take care all and thank you
John

Hm, let me think...

Straight left and right, Hooks, Uppercuts, Powerslap, Facesmash, Craddle Strike, Elbow, Knees, Groin and Front Kick, The Stamp

That should be my favourites.
Oh, I prefer punching with closed fists...

Cheers
Julian

I like to keep it simple,
slaps,hooks, elbows are my prefered strikes, knees and thai kicks, oops nearly forgot the hammer fist.

Boxing punches,judo 'kuzushi',slaps,elbows,gouging,poking and 'ripping'!
Plus I love to 'use me head',knees and feet when the situation dictates.
I haven't been training as much as I'd like to,and apart from boxing and judo I've not done much else.
I think it's worth mentioning,though,that the visualisation I've been doing has influenced what I've done for real probably more than the pad/bag/partner work.
This,as I'm sure you yourself know,shouldn't be overlooked.
Another interesting thing is that I've noticed that when I use something that works well for real,that 'positive reinforcement' as psychologists call it,is worth more for logging the thing on the hard-drive than any amount of training as far as I can see.
This seems to be happening with slaps,toe punts to the knackers,poking the eyes and good old fashioned shoving and charging for me.
Not to forget the training I do to cultivate aggression and what I call the 'Tasmanian Devil' routine (going off on one to switch on their adrenaline and 'back them off'),an idea that your posts helped cement in my mind(thanks mate!).
So,maybe I'd say that my own definition of training is quite fluid,really.
Stay safe.
Kemlyn.

mainly punching from different angles using bag or pads sometimes punching off a fence and sometimes not ,normally pick two different angles and techniques practise them for a week and then move on to two more following week.my favoured technques are straight right ,right hook,tigers claw and currently practising the powerslap till i get habitual and right

regards
andy

Straights and elbows into the head. Along with palm hooks.

Knees and kicks to the legs and groin... and some Shredding, because I like it.

In no particular order I would say,
1. all types of eye strikes
2. crosses and hooks, ( including palm hooks and shovel hooks)
3. headbutts, knees, and elbows
4. the creasant strike to the throat, horizontal axe hand to the throat
5. the powerslap ( both left and right)
6. the seal blitz
7. shredding
8. the spike (a hybrid of the bear paw and the powerslap)
9. modified O'neill cover
10. talking hands, chamber ruses, and artifice

Over hand hooks and straights, back to basics.

How about yo'self John?
What are you training right now?
Also,how much of a part does visualisation and mental training play in your routine?
Take care.
Kemlyn.

When I can

Basic boxing and bag work and Tai Kicks. Of course all kinds of capoeira and I'm working on the bicept punch and a Peter Concendine elbow I pulled off Johns site.

Will work on grappling in the new year or before

AXE
Jagunco

Nice and simple for me too

Slaps
Elbows
Hammerfist
Knees

When I have been put under pressure in certain training scenarios then hammerfist seems to come out very naturally.

as far as hard skills for self defence are concerned i drill the below

strikes - jab, cross, left hook, slaps, elbows, hammerfists, knees and low leg kicks all from various angles

also work on defences from the following - swinging punches, football style kicks, grabs, tackles, headlocks, being in a clinch, being on the floor and weapons

take care
steve

Power slaps.
Palm heel strikes.
Axe hands.
Eye gouges.
Neck cranks.
Good old knees and elbows, especially with head control.
Fence, awareness and avoidance skills.

Hi Kemlyn,
punching, slapping, kicking, knees, elbows, headbutting, all on the ground and standing. plus grappling on the ground and standing.
I teach, coach and practise everyday. except sundays well some sundays i get time off.
take care
John