I had an interesting scenario in my Kung Fu Sansoo class today. It involved a no stance non-chalant pose as you are being confronted by two strangers from behind. There are four different situations in this scenario:
1) Both attackers have no weapons and attack you at once from behind.
2) First attacker has a knife and attackers first, second attacker has no weapon.
3) First attacker has no weapon and second attacker has a knife.
4) First and Second attacker both have knives and attack at once.
Situation 1 and 2 were pretty easy to handle. As I would just neutralize attacker 1 by spinning counter clockwise and step into him strike the solar plexus, four kunckle strike the throat, and rake the eyes: which would neutralize him; then throw him into person into attacker 2, to create a 1/2-1 second delay and open up a window to attack the throat and then the eyes. The throat proves to be one of the deadlier places to hit as you would still feel the disruption of airflow and pain even if u were uped on adrenaline.
Situation 3 and 4 become harder as I get stabbed everytime I'm trying to throw attacker 1 into attacker 2. It seems that the second person has more confidence to help out his friend since he has a knife. When I was an attacker I felt the same way, becuase I knew one stab in the lungs and my victim is gone. The attacker would always get me as I move to the side of attacker 1 to get ready to throw him towards the other person. I would also tend to focus more on attacker 1 becuase of the immediate knife threat and get overworked on the first person.
One person executed a roll and took the second attacker to the ground and started to pummel him there. But I asked myself,"What if it was concrete, or a rough road with rocks and small things to get into your eyes or scrap you up as you roll?"
Another person used attacker one as shield after he was neutralized, but this person was a good 220 lb. 6'3" guy tossing around a 150 lb. 6' skrawny guy which was easy for him to do. It wouldn't really work if I (165 lb, 5' 11") try to use a 180+ lb. guy as a shield; I couldn't move the person fast enough to block a knife strike.
What are some ideas you people would do in situations 1-4 (primarily 3+4)? Running is not an option because you have already been stopped to acknowledge the presence of the two men behind you.