Sticky Hands Training in Mantis

Tonight in class we practiced a mantis version of "sticky hands" training.

For years I have told my students, "There are three major ways of dealing with the enemy's arms: redirect them, leak through them, or roll around them".

What do you think of that statement?

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Originally Posted by mooyingmantis

Tonight in class we practiced a mantis version of "sticky hands" training.

For years I have told my students, "There are three major ways of dealing with the enemy's arms: redirect them, leak through them, or roll around them".

What do you think of that statement?

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I don't do mantis---
but there could be atleast one other alternative-blast through than...no?

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Originally Posted by mooyingmantis

"There are three major ways of dealing with the enemy's arms: redirect them, leak through them, or roll around them".

What do you think of that statement?

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I'll add "wrap them".

http://imageshack.us/a/img444/5471/octopus.jpg

"Defang the Snake" i.e attack the attacking arm first.

You can grab the arms and use it to off balance your opponent. Maybe break a joint at the same time. My teacher use to say that the attacking limb is a valid target.