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Application of the month

January 2012

Choong Dan Soo Do Mahki (Middle Knife hand 'Block')

The application is a restraint and a double strike, first strike is to the elbow and below (L5 & L6) as the student steps back, this pulls the assailant down and forward whilst also making the head turn away, the second strike is to the side of the neck (LI18) or (GB20).

This can knock-out the assailant but if not the student can quickly follow through with a right hand punch to BL10 or ST5

This is only one way to see this technique working, there are many other interpretations of this one technique

Dropping your weight down into the back stance at the same moment you strike the targets on the back or side of the neck adds power to the strike