Raking Mace Story - Part 4

 

The Lessons:

Principles of Self-Defense

First Move

Margin for Error
   Control Distance
   Stabilize Your Base
   Solidify Your Base
   Minimize Your Targets
   Anchor:
      Right Elbow
      Left Elbow
      Buttocks
   Have a Back-Up Weapon
Points of Delivery – Point of Origin
Aim
Methods of Execution
   Right Arm – Thrust
   Left Arm – Hammer in Reverse
Angle of Entry
Angle of Execution
Angle of Contact – Angle of Incidence
Obscure Zones
Counter Balance
Check
   Left Hand – Pin
   Right Knee – Positional
With
Body Momentum
   Horizontal
   Vertical
    Rotational
Borrowed Force
Back-Up Mass
Depth of Penetration
Contour
   Guideline
   Fit
Purposeful Compliance
Directional Harmony
Angle of Cancellation

Prerequisites:

You should know the Technique – Raking Mace

Recommended Belt Level:

Purple Belt

Re-enforcing Material:

Mastering Kenpo, The Path to Excellence
Blue Belt Guide.

Follow-Ups:

 

Train each Principle of this first move until you achieve the standard of quality that is required for your Belt level of experience.

 

Instructors

1. Be sure that each student is comfortable with their understanding and execution of each Principle before you go to the next Principle.
2. This process will accelerate with each move of each Technique because of the Skill and understanding developed from each previous move of each Technique.
3. The student should be very familiar with the Technique before you refine the Principles of each move. The general rule is that they start this exercise for Green Belt.  For Green they should work on refining the Orange and Purple Techniques. For Brown they can refine the Blue and Green Techniques.