Take your To-Shin Do Level 1 Label Grab Defense to the next level by making sure your attacker doesn’t see that knee coming. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Advanced Access, Monthly, To-Shin […]
Element of Surprise
A great defense could fail if the attacker can see it coming. In this training you’ll learn how to fit an attacker’s expectations in order to discover their intent, while covertly positioning yourself for powerful strikes and planning your escape. Make them believe that you are not a threat until the moment they reveal an opening.
Lessons
2. Lapel Grab Defense Part 2: Perception Management
Conceal your intent with words, gestures, and (of course) by not looking at what you want to hit before you strike! To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Advanced Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training […]
3. Lapel Grab Part 3: Patience & Perspective
How to look like you’re cowering away and covering up, while positioning yourself for powerful strikes. It takes patience to wait for an attacker to fall into your trap. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin Do Training […]
4. Rear Collar Grab Defense: Make them walk and talk.
Get heavy and get them talking. Make them move you without giving away your intent to fight back. Don’t try to flee until you’ve made enough distance—earn your escape! To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin Do Training […]
5. Rear Collar Grab Defense Part 2: Range & Results
It’s not so much about how many hands are on your back, but the space between you and the attacker. Know your range! Instead of thinking about a sequences of “moves” you need to do, think about a sequence of “results” that you need to achieve. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do […]
6. Real Life Examples & Water Timing
Real life examples from the books “Violence of Mind” and “Beyond OODA” by Varg Freeborn offer a deeper understanding of water timing in self-defense. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Advanced Access, Monthly, […]
7. Cross-hand Grab & Push: Surprising Water Defense
The direction and energy of the attack is critical in determining our defense. If you want to maintain the element of surprise, you have to let them think they’re moving you. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin […]
8. Cross-hand Grab & Push Down: Surprising Earth Defense
Feel when your attacker has committed their weight to the punch and add some extra earthy weight of your own. Be where they need to be when they need to be there. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, […]
9. Cross-hand Grab & Pull: Surprising Fire Defense
Your shield can be your strike if you keep your feet underneath you. Let’s review the cross-hand grab and push (water defense), the gross-hand grab and push down (earth defense), and the cross-hand grab and pull (fire defense). To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do […]
10. Cross-hand Grab Balance Awareness and Receptivity Drill
Your resistance can mask your attacker’s momentum. Practice releasing tension in your body to more accurately and immediately perceive attacks. Also, resistance is what your attacker expects! When you flow and fit in with their every move, they feel like they’re fighting smoke. To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – […]
11. Surprising Punch Defenses & Building Trust in Taijutsu
Let your feet take you to safety and notice the attacker re-acquiring their target as you move. When they engage, leave something in the way for them to run into. So much faster and more invisible than “doing a block.” To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, […]
12. Closing Thoughts: Discernment takes Discipline
Discipline in martial arts isn’t just about what we endure in training. It takes self-discipline to release tension and wait for (or create) opportunities to utilize the element of surprise! To access this content, you must purchase To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Monthly, To-Shin Do Training Subscription – Master Access, Yearly, To-Shin Do […]
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