I recently posted a clip from Larry Tatum on Crashing Wings. A member commented on the effectiveness of the technique because the attacker already had the defender in the bear hug. Others commented that the defense should begin prior to the initial grab. So, this leads me to my question: When do YOU being to react?
IMHO, I think that both methods should be trained. Train for when you see that hand coming towards your chest to grab you. Afterall, can't that hand be treated as if it was a punch? What about a push? Sure, when we feel those hands coming around us, we should begin a defense, even if its so much as bringing your arms to your side to pin their arms. Its a start right? But I also feel that you should train for the worst case as well. Why not train a defense when the grab as been fully applied? It is possible to be caught off guard and the grab actually completed. We can't assume we can pull our defense off prior to full execution of the grab.
Thoughts?
IMHO, I think that both methods should be trained. Train for when you see that hand coming towards your chest to grab you. Afterall, can't that hand be treated as if it was a punch? What about a push? Sure, when we feel those hands coming around us, we should begin a defense, even if its so much as bringing your arms to your side to pin their arms. Its a start right? But I also feel that you should train for the worst case as well. Why not train a defense when the grab as been fully applied? It is possible to be caught off guard and the grab actually completed. We can't assume we can pull our defense off prior to full execution of the grab.
Thoughts?