Empty Hand Kali vs. Other arts

[Treebranch]

I've only been taught one technique from a wrist grab and most of them from a punch or someone grabbing your shirt followed by a punch. The idea is that somehow your attacker is now connected to you and the way you move will effect their balance. You can learn alot from a wrist grab technique, the object is to take what your taught and be creative with it. The principles learned are more important then the technique. No worth while instructor assumes anyone will grab your wrist in a real situation.

[goshinman]

Shorin Ryuu, you are very right. The reason why the Japanese arts begin with defences against a wrist grab is because they needed to defend against someone preventing them from drawing the sword. This is another reason why you absolutely must know the history of your art to know why you do certain things the certain way (i.e. why certain arts always start with the ridiculous (in modern street mind) wrist grab defences) and so on. Excellent point.

 

Exellent point indeed. Ahh yes the ol' infamous wristgrab defense. I spent alot of nights trying to figure out how to apply that one. I figured out a way to put it to use but I don't plan on having any cops arrest me if you catch my drift . Women may have more of a use for it nowadays though

[delta1]

The idea is that somehow your attacker is now connected to you and the way you move will effect their balance. You can learn alot from a wrist grab technique, the object is to take what your taught and be creative with it. The principles learned are more important then the technique.

 

No truer words could be spoken..., excellent point!

[Treebranch]

Thanks delta 1.