In this video from the online self defense course “Martial Studies: Defense Against Multiple Attackers”, discover the “pinball” technique to “rebound” your strikes when facing 2 attackers.
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Do you know what a pinball machine is? “Bing bing bing”, the ball rebounds. But this example only works if you just use your hands.
“You see, I adjusts the muggers, that is not something you can do in the street…”. During this exercise, you will notice that I adjust my partners to the length of my arms in order to best adapt my strikes. However, keep in mind that in the street, this is quite simply inconceivable and impossible. You will have to get by as best as you can!
Ideally, it is as if you are going to “dive” with each strike.
“Hurt is the easiest part”
If I tell you “go ahead and rebound”, then rebounding is easy. However, since we are afraid of hurting, we block the technique, we are embarrassed, and as a result, we tell ourselves “I don’t do it well””. However, this reaction is normal.
Also, if I tell you “you see approximately where his head is? Throw, hard, anything, your fist, whatever…” it is “easier”. In this case, you aim and you control, so you can hit in the throat, in the face, in the genitals, whatever you want. But you must not hit your attackers one after the other, it must be simultaneous: one blow then the other, etc. “Bing bing bing bing”.
The result will certainly be very messy, but it does not matter since you won’t have time to make clean strikes as if you were doing a kata, for instance. Do you get it?
This is an exercise. Positioned on either side, you will try to hit your partners with your arms to reach your targets, you hit one, and then the other. You can also hit at the same time.
Focus on the weakest
If possible, when you have to run away, focus on the weakest! Indeed, it would be stupid to have “defeated” your attackers and to end up in front of a two-meter high beast, going like “Oh sorry sir…”. So, take the one you can manage, and the least dangerous.
Another example. If they are armed, whether with a stick, a knife or both, pick the one with the least dangerous weapon. This is a very tricky situation, but if you are going to try something, first try to subdue the attacker with the knife and finish with the one with the stick. This is just an example. It takes some thought (a minimum), but in the street you probably won’t have time to think.
“You leave like this. You are standing with your back to your partner on the left. You don’t have to strike 20 times before you run away. The most important thing is to have control! “You only have one coin in the pinball machine, so you hit once and walk away. When you leave, try to knock the person down, and run away!
