Anyone here have experience pitting kung fu against a grappling art in a sparring situation? I?m working on ways to protect against a take-down. (they come in low to grab the knees). The key seems to be the timing of the counter-attack during the take-down attempt. Any thoughts or advice?
I?m considering the following strategies...
- Front kick to face. Straight forward & brutal but not nice to do to a friend. Also, I suppose there might be a danger in having that leg caught.
- Mandarin-Duck Kick (double kick) to face. See above but with a little deception, perhaps reducing the opponent?s ability to grasp the kicking leg?
- Donkey kick to the face. (kicking with both feet out of a hand-stand) Would take some work on speed, but I can see some advantages to this approach and it would look way-cool. Again, it wouldn?t be a nice thing to do to a friend, but if I were to miss with the kick, I think I?d end up in an advantageous position on the back of my opponent anyway.
- Cau Liem Cuoc (sp?) to face (turning back kick along the mid-line of the body---ouch) Again, not very nice...
-Deep Stance. Shifting weight forward onto plant-leg in bow stance while striking.
Deep Stance & downward elbow strike to the top of the head---yes, I know, this is a vital-point strike and a good way to kill someone. I won't use it.
Anyone tried these or any other techniques?