07.04.2022 The ninth session of my Protecting the Frontline course for a teacher client of Drum Kempo Ju Jitsu brought us on to common errors of learning and teaching the fence. We moved onto "Line up Action" and "Pre-Emptive Hard Skill Options". My criticism of much teaching and learning of fence concepts mainly coming from a desire for individuals to codify this strategy. I previously discussed what the fence is and how it should be taught last week. This week I addressed problems such as static fences, reactive fences, pushing contests and travelling boundaries. My view is that the misinterpretation of this concept - a victim of martial arts stylism - has led pseudosceptics to make strawman arguments against using the fence. Line-up Action gave us a deep dive into various ways pre-emption can be triggered. We discussed the final line of assertive and even aggressive verbal deterrents that might be applied in certain contexts, especially against predators rather than social violence. Angling off and flanking were also addressed. To finish this section, I focused on more advance line-up options such as various verbal cues, including submissive language and asking questions. The last section of the lesson listed high percentage success/low maintenance pre-emptive strike techniques. We looked methods used for high risk situations, specialised techniques and techniques for mid and low risk situations. Services
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