Inktober Day #13 - Bob Kasper's tiger claw entry ~ Stickgrappler's Sojourn of Septillion Steps

My previous drawings/notes on Bob Kasper's Kni-Com in case you missed them:

Today's drawing is an idea for entry in knifefighting.

"Bob Kasper's Tactical Knives" (2011)
by Bob Kasper/Kni-Com
Page 180
(Originally published Tactical Knives March 2000)

"Marines are also taught to use World War II unarmed tactics to supplement their weapon techniques. Here a "Tiger Claw" is used as an entry technique, to be followed by a #4 thrust to the abdomen."

Some thoughts:

"One mind, many weapons."
Do not fixate on the knife in hand. If one is armed with a knife, then they are not armed with only one tool. They are many other tools available e.g. their non-tool hand, elbows, knees, headbutts, shoulder bumps, hip bumps, etc. Do not fixate on the tool in hand!

Combatives
Do not dismiss the simple but effective combative strikes such as the tiger claw, chin jab, edge of hand, etc. There's a reason most military around the world are taught combatives.

Face touched
Being touched in the face can be disconcerting in a non-consensual setting. Getting a tiger claw or even the face being palmed will generally disencombulate you. Something about the nerves in the face ... I've heard that in Silat, there are moves specifically targeting the face with the idea of disrupting the opponent's system via the nerves in the face.

Alive Hand
In Filipino Martial Arts, the non-dominant hand is called the "Alive Hand". Despite the Alive hand being unarmed at times, it's considered the more important of the two hands. The late Grandmaster Floro Villabrille is said to have fought over 100 full contact death matches with hardwood sticks and no armor/protection. Many of GM Villabrille's knockouts were scored with his Alive Hand!

Distraction to Draw
As the alive hand is doing its thing in striking/distracting the opponent, the dominant hand is drawing the knife. As the complementary side of the body extends into the Tiger Claw (or any strike), the dominant side of the body rotates back facilitating deployment of the knife, hence a strong-side carry is advised.

I truly hope my drawings and notes have helped you in your Sojourn of Septillion Steps!

My drawings for Inktober 2017 - drawing at least 1 pic each day in October:

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Slowly but surely I've implemented changes to the site's look and functionality. I'm sure you have noticed the changes. Ecstatic that I've finally been able to successfully update my site closer more in line with my vision of it.

Not sure if it will be the final look of the site or not, but the Sojourn of Septillion Steps with respect to the site's look has already taken quite a few steps beyond the first!

I will still be endeavoring to put up information I think will benefit your martial arts training as well as your self-defense. I sincerely thank you for visiting/reading!

I remain very truly yours in the martial arts and self-defense,

~Stickgrappler

Friday, October 13, 2017