| One of the more intriguing aspects of Ki
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| | PRINCIPLE to as quickly as possible
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| Chuan Do (KCD) for beginners and outside
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| | DESTROY THE ENEMY while maintaining a
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| observers is Master Perkins' "Modified
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| | firm ROOT NO ONE CAN FIND (through
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| Native American Ground Fighting." Not
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| | balanced MOBILITY), looseness, and body
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| only have most people never seen or
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| | unity.The major differences that require
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| experienced authentic Native American
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| | additional training are the use of
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| martial arts (because of the dearth of
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| | different ROOTING POINTS on the
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| practitioners alive today and the even
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| | ground--hips, back, shoulders, etc.--as
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| smaller number interested in sharing
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| | opposed to just the feet while standing
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| their skills with the public), but most
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| | up, and the increased availability of
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| martial artists and combative sport fans
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| | TOOLS, in that both legs may be used
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| cannot even conceive of an effective
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| | simultaneously from the ground and in
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| method of fighting on the ground that
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| | ways different from when standing up.
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| differs significantly from the grappling
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| | Seeing as the legs (especially with
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| methods (wrestling, jiu-jitsu, etc.) so
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| | sturdy boots on them) are by far the more
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| universally practiced today. To even
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| | powerful limbs of the body, it makes
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| suggest that a very different method may
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| | sense to take advantage of their
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| be equally or even more effective for
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| | increased usability on the ground through
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| real violence immediately evokes
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| | additional training. Hence, the main foci
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| skepticism, so conditioned are most
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| | of solo training for KCD groundfighting
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| people to consider "groundfighting"
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| | should be the development of BALANCE on
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| synonymous with "wrestling" or
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| | and transition between the various
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| "grappling."Let's take an analytical look
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| | rooting points available on the ground,
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| at what KCD Modified Native American
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| | and the development of the musculature
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| Groundfighting actually is, why it is,
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| | and coordination necessary to use all the
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| and how and why it differs from
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| | available tools in all possible ways . .
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| conventional groundfighting (grappling)
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| | . and, of course, the development of the
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| methods.DISENGAGEMENT vs. ENGAGEMENTKCD
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| | ability to get up off the ground from any
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| groundfighting, unlike grappling,
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| | position as quickly as possible!GROUND
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| emphasizes DISENGAGEMENT, rather than
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| | AVOIDANCEAlthough this article primarily
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| ENGAGEMENT with the enemy. "Engagement"
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| | addresses how the KCD practitioner fights
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| here means the merging of two bodies into
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| | while on the ground, because the
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| a single system of forces for more than a
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| | prevention of going to the ground is such
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| split second's duration. Put more simply,
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| | an important factor in real combat, we
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| conventional grappling methods emphasize
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| | will address it briefly here.There are no
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| engagement with the adversary in that the
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| | special "anti-grappling" or
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| practitioner seeks to "tie up with" the
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| | "counter-takedown" techniques in KCD. One
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| adversary in order to apply his
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| | problem with such techniques would be
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| techniques. The grounded grappler on the
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| | that by the time one realizes their
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| offensive seeks to minimize the distance
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| | necessity in a fight (i.e. when one
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| between his body and his opponent's,
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| | recognizes the takedown attempt), it is
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| hence gaining maximum control over and
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| | usually too late to apply them! Instead,
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| awareness of all of the opponent's
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| | the basic concepts of KCD, if trained
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| movements, maximizing opportunities to
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| | diligently, will usually prevent the
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| apply attached joint locking/breaking and
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| | circumstances that typically result in
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| choking/strangling techniques.Minimizing
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| | fighters' going to the ground against
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| the space available to the opponent
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| | their will. Specifically:1. BALANCE: The
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| minimizes the opponent's opportunities to
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| | "hyper-balance" that is a result of KCD
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| strike the grappler (using conventional
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| | training makes it less likely that a KCD
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| strikes, at least), and allows the
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| | practitioner will lose his/her footing
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| grappler to use his full bodyweight and
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| | and fall to the ground, regardless of the
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| the strength of his core muscles against
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| | cause.2. SENSITIVITY and the
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| the isolated weaker joints of the
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| | DISENGAGEMENT PRINCIPLE: The trained KCD
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| opponent, provided the grappler has
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| | attribute of external tactile sensitivity
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| sufficient sensitivity, agility,
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| | along with its application according to
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| endurance and knowledge to make the
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| | the disengagement principle (whereby the
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| techniques work against his opponent.
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| | practitioner strives to remain as
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| Even when conventional striking methods
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| | disengaged with the enemy as possible
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| are integrated into grappling, as in the
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| | while remaining engaged enough to cause
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| popular "ground and pound" strategy of
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| | damage--to "stick but not get stuck") can
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| Mixed Martial Arts competitions, the
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| | prevent a grappler from achieving a
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| striking is usually performed from
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| | strong clinch with the KCD practitioner,
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| prescribed positions of maximum
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| | as the KCD practitioner's body always
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| engagement (e.g. punches from the Mount
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| | seems to "squirt" out of attempted grips
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| position or knee strikes from the Side
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| | and holds while striking into vital areas
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| Control position) so as to maintain
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| | and disrupting the grappler's balance
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| control over the opponent's movements
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| | from unexpected angles. This negates a
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| while creating just enough space for the
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| | common grappling takedown strategy: to
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| grappler to strike.KCD groundfighting, on
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| | first tie up the opponent in a standing
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| the other hand, implores us to remain as
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| | clinch in order to suppress his strikes
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| disengaged as possible. Rather than tying
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| | and gain control over his balance, and
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| up with the enemy, a KCD practitioner
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| | then to take him down from there.3.
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| strives to maintain his/her own freedom
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| | DROPPING ENERGY ("absorbing the
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| of movement, rather than committing his
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| | overtravel") and the SPHERE OF INFLUENCE:
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| her body to merging with the movements of
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| | KCD practitioners' use of dropping energy
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| a single adversary. Contact with the
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| | to "absorb the overtravel" of strikes (as
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| enemy, rather than being tight and
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| | Master Perkins has explained in
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| constant as in conventional grappling, is
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| | Newsletter #18) as well as keeping
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| fleeting and minimal, consisting
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| | strikes within the sphere of influence
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| primarily of kicks, strikes, slams,
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| | (to prevent "reaching" with strikes)
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| gouges, rips and quick wrenches. The
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| | means that KCD practitioners are unlikely
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| principle of disengagement allows the KCD
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| | to overcommit to strikes. Taking
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| practitioner to utilize an element
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| | advantage of a striker's overcommitment
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| relatively unavailable to the
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| | to his strikes is the main means whereby
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| conventional grappler: MOBILITY.GROUND
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| | an experienced grappler can shoot in for
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| MOBILITYWhile a good grappler is mobile
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| | a successful takedown from outside of
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| relative to his opponent, in that he is
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| | contact distance. If he cannot force the
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| able to rapidly climb all over and around
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| | opponent to overcommit to long-distance
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| the opponent's body, the engaged aspect
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| | striking attacks, it becomes very
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| of grappling prevents the grappler from
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| | difficult for a grappler to achieve a
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| being mobile relative to the total
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| | clean takedown without first achieving a
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| environment. While he is attached to his
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| | controlling clinch (addressed above in
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| opponent, working towards the opponent's
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| | point #2). Additionally, dropping energy
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| defeat, the grappler is not free to
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| | (along with BODY UNITY) allows very
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| rapidly move around the environment he is
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| | powerful strikes from very close range,
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| fighting in.The KCD practitioner,
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| | which can further frustrate a grappler's
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| specifically because he remains
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| | efforts to safely close distance.4.
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| disengaged from the enemy (through
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| | LOOSENESS: The KCD practitioner's trained
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| trained rapid, convulsive and yielding
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| | looseness makes it very difficult for a
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| movement and sensitivity), is free to
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| | grappler to control the KCD
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| move wherever s/he wishes. Further, rapid
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| | practitioner's body, even if a grip is
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| mobility across the ground (primarily in
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| | achieved. For example, against an
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| the mode of rolling) is something that is
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| | untrained person, a grappler can force
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| trained constantly in KCD groundfighting
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| | the whole body off-balance simply by
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| training. This kind of training is
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| | manipulating one arm, as the untrained
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| notably absent from most conventional
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| | person naturally tenses up against the
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| grappling programs, simply because it
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| | grappler's grip. However, many a grappler
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| does not fit into the grappling paradigm
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| | has grabbed a KCD practitioner's arm only
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| of constant engagement.SPORT vs.
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| | to realize that "he's got nothing," as
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| COMBATThe contrasts explored thus far
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| | the KCD practitioner's looseness allows
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| expose the primary difference between
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| | him/her to move the rest of his/her body
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| conventional ground grappling and KCD
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| | decisively independent of the controlled
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| groundfighting: Most modern grappling
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| | arm to retain balance and attack the
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| methods are designed for a SPORT
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| | grappler. The importance of this
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| paradigm, while KCD groundfighting is
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| | combination of Looseness and Sensitivity
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| intended for REAL COMBAT. Because of the
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| | cannot be over-emphasized. It is the
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| always present possibility of multiple
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| | emodiment of all the internal principles
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| attackers in real combat, purposefully
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| | talked about in KCD. The practitioner
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| engaging with a single adversary on the
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| | learns to move his body as if his
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| ground, thereby sacrificing mobility, is
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| | attacker's skin is red hot and scalding
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| an extremely risky strategy. While the
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| | yet he must still feel where he is and
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| story exists of a grounded grappler's
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| | where he's going; this completely changes
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| buying time against multiple attackers by
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| | the mindset from force and control to
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| manipulating his engaged opponent as a
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| | touch, evasion and destruction. The image
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| shield against the kicks and punches of
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| | is, as we like to say, one of carrying a
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| the other attackers, this is hardly a
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| | hot potato in your hands across a room
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| reliable enough strategy to count on. A
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| | without dropping it. It's too hot to hold
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| far better strategy is the exact same one
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| | but too important to let go.Generally,
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| a KCD practitioner would use on his/her
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| | training the KCD principles will allow
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| feet: Remain MOBILE and disengaged in
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| | the KCD practitioner to deal with a
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| order to prevent the attackers from
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| | grappler as with any other fighter.
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| targeting you for effective strikes and
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| | Special attention is given to aspects of
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| grapples while lashing out with powerful,
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| | contact flow and combat application
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| accurate, full-body attacks against the
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| | particularly germane to grappling (e.g.
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| closest attackers, while attempting to
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| | feeling the level change, finding and
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| create a window to escape the crowd.This
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| | indexing on the head, body unity and
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| is exactly what the KCD multiple attacker
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| | dropping to stop momentum, close range
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| strategy consists of: constant,
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| | destruction, destroying the grappler
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| unpredictable movement (in the mode of
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| | while being taken down,
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| rapid, stomping steps while standing, and
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| | etc.)INTENTIONALLY GOING TO THE GROUND:
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| rolling when on the ground); rapid,
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| | "EMERGENCY OFFLINING"While going to the
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| powerful, full-body striking at all
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| | ground in a real combat situation should
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| angles (dropping strikes and kicks while
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| | generally be avoided, under certain
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| standing, and dropping kicks [primarily],
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| | circumstances, going to the ground in
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| body slams and strikes on the ground);
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| | particular ways may be the best course of
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| and looking to escape the mass attack
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| | action.In KCD, intentionally going to the
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| (breaking out of the crowd to run away
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| | ground may be characterized as a form of
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| while standing, and creating space to get
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| | "emergency offlining." Getting offline
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| up and then run when on the
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| | from an attacker's charge is a
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| ground).PROVEN IN WORLD WAR IIIf this
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| | fundamental concept in KCD. It is usually
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| groundfighting strategy sounds novel or
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| | accomplished while standing by stepping
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| unproven, note these excerpts from the
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| | to the side (and preferably forward) of
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| book Kill or Get Killed by Lt. Col. Rex
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| | an attacker with appropriate timing,
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| Applegate, one of the greatest works on
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| | positioning and follow-up. However,
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| close combat of the World War II
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| | sometimes the practitioner may not have
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| era:"Avoid, if at all possible, going to
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| | the space or time to move to the side
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| the ground with your adversary. . . . One
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| | (e.g. in a confined area multiple
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| injunction you should heed: Once going to
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| | attacker situation), or must immediately
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| the ground, never stop moving. Start
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| | get his/her vital organs further away
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| rolling and try to get back on your feet
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| | from the attackers' weapons (e.g. knives)
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| as quickly as possible. If you can't get
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| | than a sidestep in the given environment
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| up and can't roll, pivot on your hips and
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| | would allow. If offlining cannot be
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| shoulders so you can face your opponent
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| | accomplished to either side, and if the
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| and block with your feet any attempt to
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| | KCD practitioner cannot levitate,
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| close with you.Remember, it is not
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| | changing the angle can be accomplished in
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| necessary to go to the ground once YOU
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| | only one direction: downwards. The KCD
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| have placed your opponent there. You can
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| | practitioner must go to the ground.The
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| finish him off with your feet. Your enemy
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| | methods by which the KCD practitioner
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| can do likewise if you remain immobile on
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| | goes to the ground are very different
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| the ground and stay within range."(p.
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| | from those used by most sport grapplers.
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| 15--emphasis included in original)"When
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| | Nearly all the methods sport grapplers
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| on the ground, subjected to attack from a
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| | use to take a fight to the ground (e.g.
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| standing opponent, the individual can use
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| | wrestling takedowns, judo throws) involve
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| his feet to prevent the adversary from
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| | bringing their most vital areas (head,
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| closing in or administering a coup de
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| | neck, chest) very close to the opponent's
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| grace." (p. 16-17)"At the first
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| | hands. This creates a major problem in
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| opportunity he should try to regain his
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| | real combat situations that require going
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| feet."(p. 20)Despite being an expert in
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| | to the ground--situations in which one
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| sportive methods of ground grappling, Lt.
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| | GOAL of the maneuver is to GAIN distance
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| Col. Applegate, like John Perkins,
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| | between the fighter's vital areas and the
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| understood that under real combat
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| | weapons of the enemy! The methods used in
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| conditions, where multiple adversaries
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| | KCD, based on Native American takedown
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| may have boots and other weapons fully
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| | maneuvers, do not suffer from this
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| capable of ending things in an instant if
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| | problem. They involve dropping, diving,
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| offered a good (stationary) target, a)
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| | spinning and rolling to the ground at
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| lying on the ground is generally a bad
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| | angles that present the practitioner's
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| place to be, and b) when on the ground,
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| | feet towards the enemy, while moving the
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| the sportive strategy of engagement must
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| | upper body away from the enemy's weapons.
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| be abandoned for one of disengagement and
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| | The simultaneous takedowns are done with
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| mobility.THE STRATEGY MUST MATCH THE
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| | the feet and legs and have a good chance
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| GOALThe grappling approach of full
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| | of seriously damaging the enemy's lower
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| engagement with a single adversary in
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| | body (primarily breaking the knees). They
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| order to apply pins, joint locks and
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| | also set up the practitioner to use his
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| chokes is ideally suited to allowing a
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| | her legs on the ground (again keeping the
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| grappler to convincingly and demonstrably
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| | vital areas of the upper body away from
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| control and dominate a single opponent
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| | the enemy's weapons) to quickly end any
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| without seriously injuring him. This is
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| | subsequent groundfight.TIPS FOR
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| why grappling is such a perfect method
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| | SURVIVALHere are some training tips to
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| for sport competition, where the object
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| | consider as you begin your path to
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| is to demonstrate one athlete's
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| | combative groundfighting expertise:1.
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| superiority over another while preserving
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| | STICK WITH THE PRINCIPLES: Because KCD
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| both athletes to perform another day.In
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| | groundfighting looks different from KCD
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| contrast, the KCD approach of
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| | stand-up training, people sometimes
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| disengagement, with contact limited
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| | assume that the basic KCD principles of
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| primarily to the impacts of powerful,
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| | balance, sensitivity, looseness and body
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| full-body kicks, body slams, strikes,
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| | unity do not apply. NOTHING COULD BE
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| wrenches, rips and gouges, is not very
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| | FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! Balance in any
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| well suited to pinning an opponent in
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| | position on the ground is what allows all
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| place or forcing him to admit defeat
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| | the "crazy" maneuvers to be effective.
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| before serious damage is done. What it IS
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| | Sensitivity (including tactile and
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| suited for, however, is maintaining the
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| | subcortical visual) is necessary to guide
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| KCD practitioner's freedom of movement
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| | the practitioner's movements across the
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| and mobility, allowing him/her to move
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| | ground and into the enemy, even when the
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| sufficiently to prevent a lethal pile-on
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| | practitioner's head may be moving and
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| or boot party from multiple attackers and
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| | turning rapidly to keep away from danger.
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| create space to stand up, while dealing
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| | Without looseness, the practitioner's
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| out disabling and possibly lethal damage
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| | body will quickly be broken against the
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| to the attackers.THE WEAPON FACTORAnother
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| | ground itself, especially during the
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| contrast between KCD groundfighting and
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| | falling and diving maneuvers. Looseness
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| conventional grappling that illustrates
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| | combined with sensitivity is also what
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| their respective foci (combat vs. sport)
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| | allows the KCD fighter to not be dragged
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| is how the hands are utilized in each. In
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| | into an immobile grappling clinch. You
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| conventional grappling, the hands are
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| | must learn to move your body like a
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| used almost constantly to hold and
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| | writhing mongoose or a furiously
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| control the opponent, and also at times
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| | twisting, spitting alleycat. Would you
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| to balance on and push off of the ground
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| | want to grapple a 160 pound alley cat?
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| or strike the opponent. In KCD
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| | Try putting it in a headlock or a mount
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| groundfighting, however, the hands are
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| | or a figure 4? Of course not, it would be
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| almost never used against the ground or
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| | insanity: you'd never get a grip on its
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| to hold the enemy, and are used only
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| | body as you're being torn to
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| secondarily for momentary striking,
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| | shreds.Finally, body unity is what makes
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| gouging and ripping. During training, the
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| | the ground kicking and rolling maneuvers
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| KCD practitioner is admonished to keep
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| | so damaging to the enemy. The attacks
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| his/her hands as free and unencumbered as
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| | come from the whipping and dropping (yes,
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| possible. This is because KCD
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| | even on the ground!) of the whole body,
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| acknowledges the fact that in real
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| | not just the legs, allowing them to
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| combat, hand-held weapons are often a
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| | cleave through the enemies' bodies rather
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| factor in the outcome. Therefore, KCD
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| | than bouncing off harmlessly. The
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| groundfighting is designed to integrate
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| | original Native American fighting methods
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| seamlessly with weapons use. This is
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| | KCD groundfighting was distilled from
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| inherent in the art's Native American
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| | were characterized especially by a loose
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| roots, when a practitioner would have
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| | gracefulness and uninhibited use of the
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| been expected to have tomahawks and/or
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| | entire body as a united weapon to destroy
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| hunting knives in his hands while
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| | the enemy.2. REMEMBER CONFINED SPACE:
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| fighting in close combat, on the ground
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| | Remember that if one of the possible
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| or otherwise. The modern KCD practitioner
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| | reasons to go to the ground is to be able
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| may instead have in his/her hands a carry
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| | to get your vital targets further away
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| knife, a cane, or a weapon of opportunity
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| | from a weapon in confined space, you need
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| that may be picked up from the ground
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| | to be able to do all the maneuvers in a
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| (e.g. a brick, a bottle, or dirt to throw
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| | confined space! Do not practice all of
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| in the enemies' eyes). Groundfighting
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| | the diving and falling attacks only by
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| with weapons, as well as picking up
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| | diving across the room into wide,
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| weapons from the ground in the midst of a
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| | ballistic arcs. You should be able to
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| fight, are frequently practiced aspects
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| | drop to the ground within your own space
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| of KCD training.SENSITIVITY AND
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| | and take out the legs of the person right
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| DESTRUCTION vs. CONTROL AND SUBMISSIONTo
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| | next to you. Going to the ground like
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| sum up what we've covered so far:Sportive
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| | this starts out with a sensation similar
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| grappling SEEKS the ground in order to
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| | to dropping on your feet. Like a
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| gain CONTROL over a single opponent in
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| | marionette that's had its strings cut,
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| order to make him SUBMIT to the
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| | your whole body suddenly goes limp and
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| grappler's will.
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| | drops--only rather than catching yourself
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| KCD AVOIDS the ground due to the dangers
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| | within an inch, you let the drop go all
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| of being on the ground in a real combat
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| | the way to the ground while spiraling or
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| situation (as opposed to in a sporting
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| | collapsing to land at the correct angle
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| match). However, if forced to the ground,
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| | to allow you to take out the enemy as you
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| the KCD practitioner uses DISENGAGEMENT
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| | fall. When you do it properly, you should
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| (through sensitivity), MOBILITY and
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| | seem to your enemy to suddenly
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| MAXIMUM, IMMEDIATE DESTRUCTION OF THE
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| | disappear--only to reappear next to his
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| ENEMY (including use of WEAPONS if
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| | broken legs, your boots against his neck
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| available), just like while standing up,
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| | and head.Ari Kandel is a 1st degree Black
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| in order to minimize the danger while on
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| | Belt in Ki Chuan Do, the adaptive,
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| the ground and stand up as quickly as
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| | free-form internal art created by former
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| possible.
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| | forensic homicide investigator John
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| Generally, KCD groundfighting uses the
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| | Perkins. He also appears in the KCD
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| same strategy as KCD stand-up fighting:
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| | Guided Chaos Groundfighting DVD.
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| Use SENSITIVITY and the DISENGAGEMENT
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