by Art Rabesa » Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:04 pm
Ulna bone on small finger side and radius bone on the thumb side of the forearm. Two weapons that can be delivered in a blink from nose biting distance. Hand position is key in firing these strikes. Both hands are up and on targets chest in the 10 and 2 position. Grabbing, pushing, pulling, what ever. As long as you have your hands out in front. With your hands on the body, let them slide up with one hand on the cheek and the other slipping slightly over the shoulder. The hand that slides onto the shoulder will turn thumb up and snap hard onto the neck. Snap from thumb up to thumb down as you keep the sickle like arm position into the impact zone. Draw your arm toward you slightly when delivering this strike, in a slicing motion. From this position, you will be able to strike numerous times very quickly. Although, I really don't think you will need to. This baby is a big time stopper. ----The ulna strike comes from the same hand position. Let your hands work together with both these strikes for more explosion. Let one hand grasp the shoulder, or upper arm, as you slide the other hand sharply across the chest to the other side of the neck. Almost like a pushing action, but with a sharp snapping thrust. The ulna will slide under the jaw and slam against the side of the neck causing instant destruction. You can picture these two strikes as I describe them, but I show them on the web site in the close quarter combat section. Hand position is very important in all strikes. It's not always where the hands are, but where they pass through. Knowing the power base and passing through it on the way into the impact zone, is a must. These two forearm bones can really do a lot of damage. Nice to have when you are working super close. -------Happy Trails ------Art
Art Rabesa