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Tomahawk Injunctions by Mark Hatmaker

 


[The three photos are from behind-the scenes of the tomahawk portion of shooting Black Box 11. The complete syllabus of Black Box 11 –the tomahawk portion, street takedowns, & The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Clinch-- are at the end of this brief article.]

·        Light-weight ‘hawk trainers in no way resemble the action mechanics or use of the full-weighted weapon.

·        Single-handed full-bore offensive ‘hawk strikes assume ambush, blindsiding, or “cleared lines.”

·        Single handing in CQB or Stockade Sets will result in over-arcing in initiation or…

·        Over-arcing in the “miss” or…

·        Loss of speed in transitions, i.e., combination strikes or…

·        Blown wrists or elbows in attempting to “muscle the head.”

·        One can single-hand offense if there are “clear lines” or one is playing with a toy-trainer.

·        A tomahawk in opposition, that is defensive use, can be singled in tit-for-tat extended range. But one loses speed in transition—one is reactive, rather than counter-reactive.

·        In Stockade, or CQB, ‘hawk opposition is a whole new animal.

·        Single-handing opposition will work against you in over-compensation tit-for-tat which has no place in the blistering speed world of Stockade or…

·        Will allow the force-on-force opposition action applied to the head lever to strip you of the weapon or…

·        Poll or spike yourself.

·        Tight Stockades require far different work from the melee swing.

·        ‘Hawks lack guards or quillons, our opposition assist must include thoughts of “taking over for the wounded.”

·        Stockade and CQB means things will be tight, the opportunities to commit mayhem mean you are equally open to receive mayhem.

·        No strategy to compensate for a weapon hand injury is a strategy to be maimed or killed with each passing second of Stockade engagement.

For more on Tomahawk Opposition and Stockade sets.

For more on the Black Box Project.

ESP RAW 224

The Black Box Project 11: Clinch Hellaciousness/Cup, Brace & Cut/The Tomahawk Stockade Set I

Mark Hatmaker

www.extremeselfprotection.com

 

Upright Scufflin’ Hellaciousness

The “Street”/Rough ‘n’ Tumble Collar & Elbow Clinch, Part 2

·        [Best consumed after viewing and drilling Part 1 of this discussion.]

·        The Clinch as Strike

·        The Clinch is Ephemeral, Fluid, & Not Static

·        Freeze-Frame vs. 32 fps.

·        The Sportsman’s C & E

·        We ended with, “So, what was the preferred Old-School Collar & Elbow?”

·        The Rough ‘n’ Tumbler’s C & E

·        Lead Hand Placement

·        Off-Hand Placement

·        Bumps as Part and Parcel

·        Chopping-In

·        + Butting-In

·        Off-Hand Chopping-In

·        Lead Hand Bone-Blocking vs. Flaring

·        The Lead Hand

·        Rabbit-Popping

·        + Butting-In

·        “Meat ‘em”

·        The Off-Hand

·        Off-Hand Inside Control & Blocks for Rabbit-Pops & Meat ‘ems.

·        Short-Chops

·        Short Up-Elbows

·        The Up-Down

·        The Loaded Chop-In, Butt-In, & Meat ‘em.

·        The Loaded Up-Down

·        Rough ‘n Tumbler’s C & E Exits

·        The X-Exit [Bone-Block & Jugular Notch]

·        Answering Shrugs w/ a Cram

·        “So, Mark, we can strike from here and exit, any other options?”

·        Oh, Hell, Yeah! Next time…




More Upright Scufflin’ Hellaciousness: Still Drivin’ that Single-Underhook

The Single-Underhook to Securing the Street High-Single Slam

·        The Sport Single Low to High

·        The Street Single Inverts the Order

·        Moving from the Single-Underhook to the Street High Single

·        The Cinch-Step

·        The Grip

·        The Mechanics of Why You Never Flip the Grip

·        Head-Position

·        The Closing Step

·        Altogether Now 1/2/3

·        The Slam

·        The Skyward Head-Butt

·        The Arch & Aggressive Stethoscope

·        “When the street high-single meets resistance.”

·        Turning Resistance Into a “Low” Single

·        Cup, Brace & Cut

·        Next time, beaucoup ways to rip with the Cup, Brace & Cut.

Frontier Weaponry Hellaciousness: The Tomahawk Stockade Set I

·        A Static Flow Drill? Contradiction in Terms?

·        Stockade Sets as Tight Enclosure Correlate

·        Stockade Sets as Pivoting Mechanics Educator

·        Stockade Sets Test the Integrity of Defense [Light ‘Hawk trainers will reveal their bullshit qualities here.]

·        The MUST of the Opposition Hand

·        Bracing Blowback

·        Speeding Counter-Chops

·        Reducing the Attack Arc

·        “Taking Over for the Wounded” [You’ll see…]

·        Defending the Skull Angle

·        Defending the Right Flank

·        Defending the Head-Cracker

·        Running the Stockade Set as a 1/2/3

·        Adding the Assisted Whip Replies to All 3

·        “Taking Over for the Wounded” for All 3.

·        Stockade Set II will continue around the “Meat Clock” but…

·        Nail the Opposition Hand…

·        Play true weight…

·        Master the Pivot Mechanics or you’re simply dancing and waving a toy around.

Wanna do more than just read about Old school ways and start working them in your own melee laboratory?



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