How to "Two Block" your attacker | Self Defense Moves | FightFast

If you are caught off guard in a street fight or self defense situation you've got to protect yourself especially your head and jaw line. Former Green Beret and notorious street fighter Jim "Smokey" West's crash position does exactly that. And it sets you up to use his two blocking move which acts as a defense and an offensive strike. The goal is to drive your elbow straight into the spot between the upper chest and the shoulder joint. When you land this (it only requires a few inches of travel) it not only takes the momentum off an incoming punch, it's also very painful.

The beauty of this move is that it does so much good stuff in a fight. First, your hand and arm position create a great shield for your vulnerable jaw line. You do not want to be knocked out in a street fight (or anywhere for that matter). So number 1 you are protecting yourself from an incoming headshot. Number 2 by driving the tip of your elbow into the attacker's shoulder you are stopping the punch by targeting the slowest moving part of the body involved in the punch. Trying to block the hand with a parry is difficult, a skilled fighter is fast. It's very likely you will fail. By getting in close you up your odds of taking the sting out of the punch. 3rd, you are inflicting a lot of pain with your block. And 4th, you are setting yourself up for some very nasty in close fighting techniques like the hammer fist you'll see in a later video. Best of all, it's pretty simple to get this right. Bottom line, this should be a part of your self defense arsenal.

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