Capacitación y entrenamiento para conductores

Once on the the ground you should to the damage needed to allow you to take a dominant position & get up and away from the area of conflict as quickly as possible.

It may seem strange that the first principle of groundfighting is not to groundfight. I say this not because I feel groundfighting is without usefulness. Groundfighting is an extremely high risk position to be in.

Any submission fighter will say “most fights go to the ground.” or “that ground fighting will always be effective.” The truth is; nothing is effective in the street. A punch isn't effective it its intercepted with a baseball bat. A throw isn't effective, if as soon as your opponent is laying face down his friends blindside you. More importantly, you don't want to be caught on the ground fighting one attacker while being attacked by others.

To not know how to groundfight is to enter a very dangerous situation unprepared. That means learning to fight from the ground & fight on the ground. A few sweeps & takedowns have been given that work equally well on the ground & on one's feet. Roll-Over Takedown-

The roll-over takedown is different from a “standard” at it comes from the ground & not while standing. IN many cases when one is knocked to the ground one will try to return to one's feet by getting onto one's hands & knees. This often results in one being kicked repeatedly, often in one's ribs or side.

To counter this & gain or regain, the “upper-hand” one must reach back during the moment of impact from a kick and trap the attacker's leg. Roll sideways into the

attacker, causing him to fall over as your body rolls over his legs. From here deliver a powerful elbow strike to the groin, stomach or solar plexus. One may also pull the

trapped leg against one's back to hyper-extend the knee. Knee Press Takedown-

This takedown is used to bring down an opponent who is kicking down on your back or stomach. As your attacker stomps on your chest or stomach seize his leg with both hands. Pull the opponent's leg against your chest & hold it firmly, as you drive the heel of your foot into your

opponent's groin area & wrap both legs around the attacker's seized leg. Using the whole body, straighten the leg by straightening the torso.

The effect is that of hyper-extending the knee & forces an opponent backward. A sudden jerk can easily destroy the knee, one may also repeatedly drive the heel of the foot into the attacker's groin or stomach areas or apply an ankle lock to cause further damage.

Groundfighting Positions: Top-Mount Position-

This is generally considered an aggressive or dominant position, do to one's body weight resting on an opponent's body. This position offers one the advantage of pinning an attacker between you & the ground.

Another advantage is that while one holds the “higher ground” one can drive his body weight into any strikes. The opponent must strike upward & diminish the power of their strikes in the process of not being able to use their body behind the strikes.

Variations-

● Applying pressure to an opponent's groin with the knee while attacking from the

top mount position.

● Having an opponent positioned on his/her side while maintaining the top mount

position.

● Using the top mount position on an opponent laying face down.

● Maintaining knee pressure against the bronchial arteries, while in the top mount

position.

Bottom Mount (Guard) Position-

The bottom mount or the guard position is used to keep an opponent on the ground by wrapping one's legs around an opponent's waist. By doing this one ensures that an opponent can not take the “higher-ground.” One may also roll over & assume the top-mount position. One can trap an opponent's guard (position of the hands & arms in combative stances &

postures) by encircling them with one's own arm to form an entrapping arm-lock. Which can be used to pull an opponent closer as one strikes at him.

Variations-

● Bringing an opponent down while one assumes a bottom-mount against an

opponent's back.

● Assuming a bottom-mount against an opponent's side from a throw or takedown.

Ground Positioning & Movement:

Knowing how to move on the ground is very important to be effective in groundfighting. It is key to positioning oneself, against an attacker. The basic underlining concept is the ability to maneuver around & about an opponent, & an opponent's attacks & defenses.

Rotating Movement & Positions-

It is not common for a grappler to move around from the

“standard” top-mount position. The general route is to move around an opponent while keeping the head centered above an opponent's body.

When moving either hook the leg or groin, or press it down with one's own body. One may also press the forearm or a knife- hand into the throat to keep the upper body down & the attacker distracted.

Sliding Movement & Positions-

Often a grappler will move around so that he is on one side of an opponent's body. From here one can move along the body using one's arm's to block or jam any punches or kicks an opponent may attempt. This also effects the effective range & power of an opponent's strikes.

Defensive Ground Position-

This is found in judo, jujutsu, & ninjutsu (taijitsu) ne-waza (ground fighting methods). This position is used to defend against kicks, strikes & grappling from attackers while on the ground.

Most “streetfighters” will kick a downed opponent; from this position one can apply the underlining concepts of either the roll

Note: Each variation is but one of many very wide reaching combinations of ways a

over takedown or the knee press takedown. Those fighters who believe No-Holds- Barred (NHB) fighting tournaments contribute to what most likely will happen in the street are most likely to try to go to the ground. This position helps to prevent the opponent from assuming the top mount position. This also allows one to move into a bottom mount position.

Ground Fighting Techniques:

The following text will explain the various grappling applications for fighting on the groun. Each of the following locks & controls are to be combined with pressure points, strikes & breaking techniques as mentioned eariler.

Cross-Arm Bar/Break-

This first technique will cover & reveal how the

positioning & movement skills learned earlier functions to execute the various grappling techniques.

From the a bottom mounted position, usually achieved from the Defensive Ground Posture, by wrapping one's legs around an attacker's waist as they try to reach over one's legs. From this bottom position controlling an opponent's arms is key, after seizing an attacker right arm; usually the dominant arm of the attacker, cross the right leg over the seized arm & push out with the body & legs.

This is turn hyper extends the elbow. The legs that straighten out press the opponent down while the hips press against the back of elbow as they rise up to apply the pressure to the elbow. The use of the arms pulling the opponent's arm to the body helps to hyper extend the arm & break the elbow by acting as a brace.

From the top mounted position, use a driving blow against the opponent's head & face to cover the following movement, of circling to the outside of the head while pressing down on one of the opponent's arms to the head or neck. From here one need on “hop up” into squatting position and jerk the arm out while throw th legs around it and using the same form to hyper extend the elbow as before.

Pressing Arm-Lock (from the bottom)-

This method of a variance of the hugging arm-lock and the entrapping arm-lock modified for ground

fighting. Either practiced as a method of escape from the top-mount position or as an attack from the bottom mount.

Note: In real combat these methods go beyond simple joint locks to their original

warrior methods. So that a kick to the temple, base of the skull or neck can produce possibly lethal results, as well as repeated kicks to the ribs (to drive the broken ribs into the lungs) and xyphoid process. Kicks to the jaw hinge while not lethal can stun an opponent or cause a broken jaw which is a serious distraction in it's own right...

Allow your attacker to extend his arm; usually by “tipping” the head to one side to avoid a punch. Grab the attacker's arm about the elbow & pull it across one's chest in the opposite direction of the arm. This will force an opponent's balance to one side. Wrap the closest arm (on the same side of the body as the attacker's trapped arm) around the attacker's arm to maintain control. While the other arm delivers elbow strikes to the opponent's head, face, temple. Neck & base of the skull. One may also apply a wrist- lock or break the fingers of the trapped arm of the opponent.

Pressing Arm-Lock (from the top)-

The pressing arm-lock applied from the top mounted position is slightly different from the bottom mounted application. As your

opponent strikes upward or attempts to grab you, lean the head forward and to the side while wrapping your arm around your opponent's. From here pull the elbow into the center of one's body so that it is trapped between the encircling arm & one's own neck.

From this dominant position one can strike at the vital target areas of the head; such as the temples, throat, or eyes. One may also move into an Cross-Arm Bar or circle to the side of the trapped arm so that one can break contact with the opponent on the ground.

Groundfighting & Streetfighting:

As a martial artist groundfighting is a needed & well placed skill. As a street fighter, I think ground fighting is extremely dangerous & therefor stupid against the real world. That is not to say ground fighting is not a valuable skill in combat.

Realities of the Street; Why Martial Arts Are Not Effective:

In the dojo most martial artist train on mats & wear a gi or wrestling cloths. In a bar fight it is hardwood & concrete floors with tables, booths & chairs. In the street it is car hoods & hard topped roads. Their will be no loose gi or spandex wrestling tights. You will wear jeans, khakis, shorts or (for women) the addition of skirts or dresses & high heels. Your shirt will be thin and easily torn in most cases, making collar chokes all the harder to achieve.

In attempting to “shoot” in & takedown an opponent you run he risk of cutting open or dislocating your knees on the side walk or street. The possibility of tearing off the knee cap is also very high. When on the ground scrapes & cuts & fractures can

Note: If on concrete or another hard surface; repeated blows which “crush” an

opponent's head between the surface & your blows can have a possible fatal effect similar to slamming someone into the by their head & can possibly lead to brain damage in extreme cases. This is also a fine example of “Using the Ground...”

happen quite easily, but are the least of your worries.

Multiple opponents who will take advantage of your limited mobility and openness to their assaults. Weapons you either don't see or that come from foreign objects laying about the area that can be used against you. Nor does this exhaust the use of drugs, and alcohol which may allow a person with stand extreme amounts of pain you might inflict upon them, yet they keep fighting were they should be disabled leaving you trapped with such person and unable to run. Not to mention the destabilizing effects of alcohol or drugs on oneself if one uses these substances.

All of these factors must be considered in training. If you are training for a self- defense situation, then know the “rules” of violence & victimization. Understand both your physical & social environments and adapt your training in the martial arts & self- defense to that world. Otherwise, you are training for a fairytale fight in a perfect world while living in an imperfect one. This never works out in the long run.

While this explains some of the training philosophies mentioned earlier, it also explains the short comings of all martial arts. That being that whether your learning history, tradition, sportsmanship or combatives they can not prepare you for anything outside of the foreseen world of perceived events, and in that all martial arts systems including this one are flawed & worthless...

The realities of what is effective & what is not in the real world is much debated in combatives & martial arts schools throughout the world. The truth is there are no answers. Street Focus Jujitsu, is not the answer; it is not even an answer. “Street” Jujitsu is a question and thats whats the way I want it.

The combative techniques & several of its concepts come from various Martial Arts & a mix of Martial Arts I taught as a hand-to-hand combatives system to my fire team within the Army. I draw concepts from American Sport Jujitsu, Karate, Judo, Ninjitsu, Muay Thai & just plain old street smarts. Techniques meant nothing, in the formulation of this system because for every technique there are a thousand faults and counters.

Above all else, the psychological factors where important. The psychology of violence was what counted the most. This what sets the professional “Bad Ass” apart from the “Wonna-bes,” and more importantly its that level of violence which is never taught in martial arts by “professional street fighters” & claimed by wonna-be “tough guys.” The fact that 4 out of five of the animal personality types encountered on the street aren't violent is because they don't understand violence, outside of people fear violence so they use violence as a threat to get what they want.

They are the people who play at the roles of being violent and tough, they want you to fear them. They want respect but don't know anything about it or what true respect brings. In their minds they are strong as long as others perceive them as strong, they are important as long as others see them as important. You will find many more of these people in the world then the “wolverine types” I discussed earlier. Thats a matter of basics street smarts meets basic psychology.

I codified a system, that addresses the world no one learns in the dojo or gym; because no one I'd seen had ever done so before. I applied various martial arts in principle to formulate my own; because everyone has done that before. Everything comes down to what works & what doesn't.

As I am often caught telling my students, I am survivalist above all else. May goal in life is to stay alive and for that I must be willing to do what is necessary. Necessity, is determined by more then what I want to happen, its determined by what I need to

happen. To do what is necessary is similar to the Wing Chun principle of “Economy of Motion” meaning to waste the least amount of energy for the most results.

In the mindset of a pure survivalist nature this means, letting go of comfortable idea for uncomfortable truths. Simply put; finding the meaning behind each method, and choosing more simplified, realistic & equally as meaningful method. In this way, the question that is my intention of Street Focus Jujitsu; is simply what is the faster, better & more meaningful way to do this & why am I not doing it..?

It is true that a person with a gun or knife has an advantage, until that advantage is taken away. For example, I know a man who brags “He will shot anyone who messes with him dead & he doesn't care.” In truth he is very much afraid & this something that worries me. You see if an altercation occurred between us I would remain calm (I've had gun pointed at me before) & he would scared. Which means even though he wouldn't shot me in cold blood if a made a sudden movement or in any way startled him he'd probably shoot me out of fear.

In most cases people brandish weapons to either scare you to gain control or to keep control all out of fear. The person who worries me, & I know a few, are the people who simply act. A thug bragging about how tough he is, simply ain't. They guy who wants you to fear him; is more scared them you.

As common to most “hick-towns” in America the “old-timers” will tell you, “Boy, don't run from the dog who barks, stay away from the dog who bites...”

Meaning quite simply, the guy with gun only has the advantage if your scared of the gun or he has the nerve to use the gun. The guy with the knife who will stab is the threat that the guy who uses the knife to scare will never be.

This especially true of “martial artists” the guys who want to be respected for their ability often go out of their way to prove that ability. But, those who have intentions are what is dangerous, if a person intends to get your money he will take it be any means available & necessary to achieving his goals.

The reason for asking if there is a better way, and there are many better ways then what I've outlined here today, is that you must ask if you intend to use the better way fully. The advantage as Sun Tzu but it is in knowing “both your enemy & yourself.”

Ask yourself, not only what are you able to do, but what do you intend to do? And can you do it? Knowing how to fight is one thing, knowing how people react is another & knowing why people react is something else altogether. So the real question is will you stop at this book which is a scratch on the surface of the proverbial mountain or will you dig deeper to find a better way?

-~A Final Word~-

Who am I?

To me this is all that one need concern themselves with...