Stick Attacker

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Stick Attacker

12. AGAINST AN ATTACKER HOLDING A STICK

There are two possibilities: D alone has no stick, or both D and A have a stick. The latter case has already been dealt with in Chapter 5, Stickfencing.

Thrust

A rushes against D, holding the stick like a bayoneted gun, in an attempt to thrust at his midsection (Fig. 1).

(i) D sidesteps to the left, pivots to the rear right, and grasping the stick between A's hands, leads him in a wide clockwise circle. D uses a grip with his left hand, which he keeps as close to the left side of his body as he can. When D meets with resistance, he changes direction, facing A, and grasps the stick with both hands to shake off A in a wide, vertical, circular, up-and-down motion which follows the direction of A's attack (Figs 2, 3).

(ii) D evades the thrust, pivoting to his rear left. As the stick passes by, he strikes it down with the right fist and throws A on his back with a backhand punch to the face (Figs. 4, 5). Unbelievable as it seems, when A has enough momentum and D's timing is right, D does not even have to touch A's face to make him fall. A's feet moving in the forward direction, he will be thrown on his back by his own reaction to avoid D's punch.

Overhead Slash

Against an overhead slash to the temple or collarbone, D steps forward with the right foot by A's right side and thrusts sharply his extended right arm to deflect A's right arm, which is leading A's two-hand slash with the stick. Without stopping A's momentum, D deflects and guides A's right arm, accentuating its downward motion. Then, pivoting to his rear right on the ball of his left foot, D faces the same direction as A. Grasping A's right wrist from above with the left hand, D performs a wrist control after leading A clockwise. This forces A on his back (Figs. 6-8).

Reverse Slash

A is holding the stick in his right hand and slashes at D from left to right, aiming at the face. D jumps lithely to A's right side leading with right foot and blocks A's swing with both forearms held vertically at the level of A's wrist and middle arm. Then D grasps A's right wrist from above (Figs. 9-11). D performs a wrist control, forcing A on his back as earlier explained.

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