The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man by Brett Mckay, Kate Mckay Page A
Authors: Brett Mckay, Kate Mckay
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cuts are probably the strongest motion and are also the most difficult to defend.
Basic Savate Techniques
Chasse crossie kicks. A chasse lateral kick is performed by crossing the rear foot behind the lead and then lifting the knee of the kicking foot toward the opposite shoulder. Add a hop before you strike. You can then strike with your foot aiming for the head, torso or thighs of an opponent.
Coup de pied bas. This is a sweeping kick aimed at the lower legs of an opponent. The kick is performed by pivoting the kicking foot from the hip. Your leg remains fully extended. You can either try to sweep an opponent off his feet or simply aim for his knees or ankles to inflict some pain.
Figure 3.5 The coup de pied bas is a sweeping kick aimed at the lower legs of an opponent.
Defensive Bartitsu Moves
Barton also included some creative and effective self-defense techniques that used improvised weapons and surprises and were well-suited to the gentleman fighter.
Using a Cloak or Overcoat to Defend Yourself
Using your cloak or overcoat is an effective defensive tool, even when an attacker is brandishing a knife. While walking in the street, wear your overcoat draped over your shoulders without passing your arms through the sleeves. If your assailant attacks, take your right hand and grab the left collar of your coat and, in one sweeping motion, shroud your opponents head with the coat. Your attacker will be surprised and momentarily blind, which gives you plenty of time to punch him in the gut or give him several licks to the head.
Figure 3.6 If your assailant attacks, take your right hand and grab the left collar of your coat and, in one sweeping motion, shroud your opponents head with the coat.
You can also choose to slip behind your opponent while you have the coat over his head, grab his ankle with your left hand and simultaneously push his back so that he falls forward on his face. From here you can put your opponent in an appropriate jujitsu hold until the police come.
Figure 3.7 Slip behind your opponent while you have the coat over his head, grab his ankle with your left hand and simultaneously push his back so that he falls forward on his face.
Using a Hat to Defend Yourself
A hat can also be used to distract or temporarily blind an attacker. When an attacker gets near you, take off your hat with a sweeping motion and burrow your opponents face into it. Either wallop him in the gut or take him down to the ground to put him in a submission hold.
A hat can also be used as a shield to defend yourself from punches or attacks from knives. Grasping the hat firmly by the brim in your left hand, hold the hat away from your body to the side. If an attacker makes a thrust at you with a knife, catch the blow with your hat and deliver a blow to the attacker’s face with your free hand.
Break Down a Door
You’re in a burning house and you need to escape and the door is on fire. Or your loved ones are in a burning house and you’re locked out. Or perhaps a loved one is stricken with a medical emergency and is locked inside a room or in their house. What to do? Be a man, dammit! Break down that door! You know you’ve always wanted to.
If you have watched enough movies, your next move is a no-brainer … run at the door shoulder first, right? Wrong. This technique may be uber-manly, but it will probably dislocate your shoulder. It’s better to employ a more forceful and well-placed kick.
Find which way the door opens by checking the hinges. Kicking a door down is best employed on a door that swings away from you. If the door opens towards you, you might as well be milking the pigeon .
Kick to the side of where the lock is mounted (near the keyhole). This is typically the weakest part of the door.
Using a front kick, drive the heel of your foot into the door. Give the kick forward momentum and keep your balance by driving the heel of your standing foot into the ground. Don’t kick the lock itself; this could
Basic Savate Techniques
Chasse crossie kicks. A chasse lateral kick is performed by crossing the rear foot behind the lead and then lifting the knee of the kicking foot toward the opposite shoulder. Add a hop before you strike. You can then strike with your foot aiming for the head, torso or thighs of an opponent.
Coup de pied bas. This is a sweeping kick aimed at the lower legs of an opponent. The kick is performed by pivoting the kicking foot from the hip. Your leg remains fully extended. You can either try to sweep an opponent off his feet or simply aim for his knees or ankles to inflict some pain.
Figure 3.5 The coup de pied bas is a sweeping kick aimed at the lower legs of an opponent.
Defensive Bartitsu Moves
Barton also included some creative and effective self-defense techniques that used improvised weapons and surprises and were well-suited to the gentleman fighter.
Using a Cloak or Overcoat to Defend Yourself
Using your cloak or overcoat is an effective defensive tool, even when an attacker is brandishing a knife. While walking in the street, wear your overcoat draped over your shoulders without passing your arms through the sleeves. If your assailant attacks, take your right hand and grab the left collar of your coat and, in one sweeping motion, shroud your opponents head with the coat. Your attacker will be surprised and momentarily blind, which gives you plenty of time to punch him in the gut or give him several licks to the head.
Figure 3.6 If your assailant attacks, take your right hand and grab the left collar of your coat and, in one sweeping motion, shroud your opponents head with the coat.
You can also choose to slip behind your opponent while you have the coat over his head, grab his ankle with your left hand and simultaneously push his back so that he falls forward on his face. From here you can put your opponent in an appropriate jujitsu hold until the police come.
Figure 3.7 Slip behind your opponent while you have the coat over his head, grab his ankle with your left hand and simultaneously push his back so that he falls forward on his face.
Using a Hat to Defend Yourself
A hat can also be used to distract or temporarily blind an attacker. When an attacker gets near you, take off your hat with a sweeping motion and burrow your opponents face into it. Either wallop him in the gut or take him down to the ground to put him in a submission hold.
A hat can also be used as a shield to defend yourself from punches or attacks from knives. Grasping the hat firmly by the brim in your left hand, hold the hat away from your body to the side. If an attacker makes a thrust at you with a knife, catch the blow with your hat and deliver a blow to the attacker’s face with your free hand.
Break Down a Door
You’re in a burning house and you need to escape and the door is on fire. Or your loved ones are in a burning house and you’re locked out. Or perhaps a loved one is stricken with a medical emergency and is locked inside a room or in their house. What to do? Be a man, dammit! Break down that door! You know you’ve always wanted to.
If you have watched enough movies, your next move is a no-brainer … run at the door shoulder first, right? Wrong. This technique may be uber-manly, but it will probably dislocate your shoulder. It’s better to employ a more forceful and well-placed kick.
Find which way the door opens by checking the hinges. Kicking a door down is best employed on a door that swings away from you. If the door opens towards you, you might as well be milking the pigeon .
Kick to the side of where the lock is mounted (near the keyhole). This is typically the weakest part of the door.
Using a front kick, drive the heel of your foot into the door. Give the kick forward momentum and keep your balance by driving the heel of your standing foot into the ground. Don’t kick the lock itself; this could
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