Originally Posted by
KPM
For a guy to turn me I would have made and error to recover from or try to react and reface ASAP. Our repertoire is based on NOT being turned by others but to let others turn themselves or give them a hand ( fist ) instead.
Ah! See! That wasn't so hard, was it? Let me recap what I posted before:
If I am "square on" to an opponent and in contact and he is applying force to my "bridge", I have several options. Some of them include:
1. stand my ground, brace and push back to break his structure, possibly taking a step into him
2. be pushed over backwards and off-balance with my own structure broken
3. take a step back, essentially "giving ground"
4. absorb his force very briefly and use it to redirect him and possibly cause him to over-balance by pivoting my stance
It seems to me that option #4 is essentially "allowing the opponent to rotate me."
Sounds like you're saying that #4 would not be a preferred option, but something done when you have no other choice. #2 would also definitely not be a preferred option, and #3 would be lower on my preference list as well. But hey, **** happens! Now let me point out that previously you said NONE of this "is VT." So it sure seems to me that you haven't even made an effort to understand what I was writing. Just a "knee jerk" reaction...this isn't VT! Can you see where that would be a bit off-putting? Just like some of Hendrik's responses?