Brian's Kenpo Page - Grappling
Grappling
Lock Flows
I don't know if the Lock Flows described here are original Parker information,
but they are handy and work quite well. All the Kenpo schools I know of in
this area teach this information.
If you are facing an obviously stronger opponent, it would be wise to "loosen
them up" prior to entering into the Lock Flows. To accomplish this, simply
prefix your initial move with a quick kick to the groin. If you practice this
with someone, you'll notice that even a slower kick (even just jerking your
knee up) with provide the desired effect...no one likes to be kicked
there and 99% of all men (I'm male, I can't speak for women) will
bend over somewhat and relax their hands. I say only 99% because there has to
be someone stupid enough to not care...
Lock Flow A
Defense against a right cross wrist grab
- Pin attackers right hand with your left hand and roll attackers
arm clockwise away from you while stepping forward with your left
foot to 12:00 as you counter grab attackers right wrist with your
right hand and your left elbow connects with attackers right
elbow. As you plant into your stance, push your left elbow down
and pull up with your right hand (like a fulcrum), bending
attackers elbow the wrong way. Don't bend over at the waist.
Bend your knees to sink when necessary.
- As you continue holding attackers right wrist with your right hand,
step back with your left foot to 7:30 while running your left hand
from attackers elbow down to their hand (to continue pressure on
their arm). Hold attackers hand backwards with your thumbs on the
back of their hand and your fingers on their palm. Press forward,
bending their hand into their forearm.
- Grab attackers elbow with your left hand and pull their elbow up
while rotating your right hand slightly so that your palm is on
the back of attackers hand. Attackers elbow is now bent at 90
degrees, as is their wrist.
- Twist attackers hand to the right (to cause pain) then rotate
attackers arm counter clockwise (attackers elbow circles down and
their hand circles up). Move attackers elbow into your shoulder
as you maintain your right hand grab on the back of attackers hand
and reach your left hand through their arm to grab your right arm.
- Step to 12:00 with your left foot, walk attacker backwards slightly
to get them off balance then kick attackers right leg out with your
right leg. Follow them down with a right knee to their ribs and a
left knee to their face.
Lock Flow B
Defense against a right cross wrist grab
- Pin attackers right hand with your left hand and roll attackers
arm clockwise away from you while stepping forward with your left
foot to 12:00 as you counter grab attackers right wrist with your
right hand and your left elbow connects with attackers right
elbow. As you plant into your stance, push your left elbow down
and pull up with your right hand (like a fulcrum), bending
attackers elbow the wrong way. Don't bend over at the waist.
Bend your knees to sink when necessary.
- As you continue holding attackers right wrist with your right hand,
step back with your left foot to 7:30 while running your left hand
from attackers elbow down to their hand (to continue pressure on
their arm). Hook your left thumb onto attackers thumb and grab
just above attackers wrist with your left fingers as you release
your right hand from their hand.
- Step forward to 12:00 with your left foot, grabbing the inside of
attackers elbow with your right hand and pulling it into your
shoulder and squeeze attackers hand.
- From here, we can either:
- Kick attacker right leg forward with your left foot.
- Kick back of attackers right knee with your left foot to drop them.
Sword Drop
Defense against a right cross wrist grab
- Pin attackers right hand with your left hand.
- Rotate your right hand in a clockwise fashion so that you end
up looking at the palm of your hand.
- While pushing attackers arm slightly towards them (so their elbow
and wrist are bent at a 90 degree angle), continue movement of
right hand over the top of their wrist in 'sword' style pressing
down hard just above the bone on the side of the wrist. Continue
holding their right hand with your left hand.
At this point, the 90 degree angle at the attackers elbow and
wrist combined with the pressure on the their wrist from your
hand will cause extreme pain and drop them to their knees.
Straight Talon
Defense against a left straight wrist grab
- Pin attackers right hand with your right hand.
- With your left hand, grab up onto attackers wrist and rotate their
arm clockwise while stepping forward with your left foot to 12:00
as your left elbow connects with attackers right elbow. As you
plant into your stance, push your left elbow down and pull up with
your right hand, bending attackers elbow the wrong way. From here
you can go into Lock Flow A or B or into
Crossing Talons.
A Multi Point Lock Flow
Attacker grabs your right wrist with their right hand.
- Crossing Talon
Counter grab attackers wrist with your right hand, rolling attackers
arm to the right as you step to 1:30 with your left foot and press down
on attackers elbow with your left hand.
- Figure 4
As you step to 10:30 (V-in/V-out) with your left foot, snake your left
hand under attackers elbow, fold attackers arm up with your right hand
while maintaining the wrist lock. The outside of your left hand will
be pressing against the outside of attackers hand while your right
hand keep their wrist bent. Step through with your right foot to keep
attacker off balance.
- Lever
While continuing to lock attackers wrist with your right hand, step
back with your right foot, then to 1:30 with your left foot (V-in and
V-out) as you straighten attackers arm and press down on attackers
elbow with your left hand.
- Wrist Lock
While continuing to lock attackers wrist with your right hand, grab
attackers elbow with your left hand and fold attackers arm up with
your right hand, guiding their elbow in between your forearm and
bicep and squeeze your arm shut. Raise your right elbow up to keep
the lock strong and step through with your right foot to keep attacker
off balance.
- Elbow Break
As you step back to 7:30 with your right foot, unfold attackers arm,
maintaining the wrist lock with your right hand, and snake your left
arm inside their elbow, around and onto their shoulder (clearing the
arm to your left in the process). Grab attackers elbow with your right
hand and pull down with both hands to break the elbow.
- Cobra Lock
Maintain pressure on attackers elbow with your right hand as you slide
your left hand down attackers arm and lock their wrist (your hand on
the back of attackers hand). Fold attackers arm (Circling their hand
down, forward and up in front of you) so that your left hand is
locking their wrist in front of you and their forearm is against your
chest.
- Bulldog
Unfold attackers arm down and backwards, maintaining the lock on their
wrist with your left hand. Raise their hand up as you grab the back of
their neck with your right hand, pressing down.
- Wrap Around Choke
Slide your right hand back onto attackers elbow and fold attackers arm
up again. Replace your left hand wrist lock with your right hand as
you step behind attacker. Pull attackers bent wrist towards them as
you grab their elbow with your left hand to help force their wrist
into their throat.
The 12 Point Lock Flow #1
- As attacher reaches out to push you, your left hand grabs attackers
hand (fingers on palm & thumb on back of hand). Turn attackers hand
counter clockwise and press your right hand sword toward between
attackers ring and little finger to increase the pressure.
- While maintaining grip on thumb, left hand turns clockwise as right
hand reaches over left and grabs ring and pinky finger of attackers
hand. Slightly adjust your left hand to grasp attackers thumb. While
stepping back with your right foot, push forward with your hands,
applying the necessary pressure to bend attacker over. Never lose
contact with attackers hand.
- Continue the pressure with your left hand as your right hand pops
attackers elbow up and guides it into your left armpit (the classic
"come along" lock).
- While continuting to apply pressure with your left hand on attackers
wrist, allow attackers elbow to move slightly away from your and grab
it with your right hand and rotate attackers arm clockwise so that their
elbow aims to the ceiling and their hand to the floor. Apply pressure
both at the elbow and hand. You now have 2 90 angles (at elbow and
wrist).
- Tuck attackers elbow abck into your armpit (or chest) as your right
hand releases and moves to attackers hand. While still applying
pressure with your left hand, grab attakcers ring and pinky fingers
with your right hand. As your left hand relaxes the pressure, the
right hand snaps attackers fingers backwards toward their forearm.
You now step to the front of attacker with your right foot as your left
hand squeezes on the nerve between the forearm muscles of attackers
arm.
- In one fluid motion, your right hand moves from attackers fingers to
grabbing attackers wrist (do not let go) and pulls towards you as
you step into attacker with your left foot, having your left forearm
presses inward and downward on attackers elbow (Crossing Talons).
- While maintaining pressure with left arm, and stepping back to 8:00,
snake your left hand under attackers forearm, grasping onto your right
wrist while your right hand move to the back of attackers hand. Fold
attackers arm into a figure 4, keeping them close.
- Step out with your left foot so that you are standing at the side of
the attacker as right arm pulls attackers arm across your upper chest
and your left arm slides under attackers arm and across their
chest (this will hyper extend their elbow).
- Slide your left leg back into transitional 90 cat stance as your left
arm comes back toward you and slides on top of attackers arm and
across their neck (this will hyper extend their elbow).
- Bring your left hand (thumb down) to attackers wrist and grab, bending
their elbow until their hand is at neck level (their fingers point
toward their face). Tuck attackers elbow into your right shoulder as
your right hand snakes under and through and grabs their wrist in a
reverse "come along".
- Turn your body (in place) towards the right while tucking attackers
hand into your left armpit (as right hand releases) and bring your
left hand under attackers arm, grasping their elbow into another form
of "come along".
- As your left hand releases attackers elbow, your right hand grabs it
and your left hand slides up to attackers hand. Move your right hand
up and left hand down to take attacker down.
The 12 Point Lock Flow #2
- Left arm sweeps attackers right arm as your left arm snakes between
their arm and body (from the front), grabbing onto their right
shoulder (attackers arm is now on your upper arm). This will bend
attacker over with you at their side.
- Grab attackers right wrist with your right hand as your snake your
left hand out (maintaining contact with attackers arm) and behind;
getting between attackers arm and body (from the back) and hook your
hand onto attackers neck as you twist attackers right hand clockwise.
- Maintaining the grab and pressure on attackers wrist, remove your left
hand from attackers neck, placing it on the outside of attackers elbow,
pushing their arm towards their head as you wrap your right arm (still
holding attackers wrist) around attackers head so that your right
forearm is against the left side of their neck (your right arm holding
attackers right arm are now looped across the back of attackers neck).
Continue by sliding your left arm under your arm and attackers arm
(from attackers back to their front) to get into a Sleeper hold and
squeeze your two arms together.
- Slide your left arm out and onto attackers right elbow and, as you pull
down with your right arm on attackers wrist, push back on their elbow
to tear the tricep muscle.
- Cross in front of attacker with your left foot so that your back is to
them as you grab attackers right wrist with both hands, bringing their
arm down over your left shoulder against your chest as you sink. Now
rise while continuing to hold attackers arm tightly to hyperextend
their elbow.
- Move both hands slightly down to attackers hand (rather than wrist),
step back and around with your left foot so you are facing attacker
and use your hands to twist their wrist clockwise (wringing the rag).
- Release your left hand and use it to straighten out attackers arm.
Pull the arm in front of you and onto your thighs (with attackers
elbow facing you) as you squat down and lean your stomach over their
arm to break the elbow.
- Place your right hand on the back of attackers wrist, bending it up,
then rise up, placing your left hand in the crook of their elbow. Keep
applying pressure to attackers hand and bring their elbow into your
chest (with their forearm straight out from your chest and their hand
bent to the left or right), using your chest as leverage to break
their wrist.
- Step back and pin attackers hand (palm in) onto your chest with your
left hand as your right hand snakes over their arm, between their
arm and body, grabbing onto their chest.
- Continue the left handed pin and you remove your right arm and have
your right hand grab attackers tricep, rolling their arm towards you
as you slide in, placing their forearm on your shoulder and both hands
on their elbow. Sink and pull in with your arms to break the elbow.
- While continuing to maintain pressure with your left arm, step into
attacker with your right foot and wrap your right arm around their
head so that your lower right forearm is on the left side of attackers
neck (juggular vein). Now release your left hand and press the outside
of your left forearm onto the right side of attackers neck to choke
them (kind of a bent over Sleeper hold).
- While continuing the pressure on attackers neck, step back with your
left foot and turn counter clockwise so that your back is to attacker,
sink a little and flip them over your right shoulder.
The 12 Point Lock Flow #3
- Grab attackers right hand with your right hand, rotate it to the left
(counter clockwise) and up as you bend their hand at the wrist and set
the back of attackers hand on your left bicep (their arm is now bent
at 90 degrees with their elbow up in the air) and wrap your left hand
onto their tricep. Squeeze.
- With your left hand still holding at attackers tricep, remove attackers
hand from your bicep with your right hand and slide it directly to your
chest. Their arm is still bent (elbow up) at 90 degrees, their palm
is on your chest, fingers pointing down. Reach under attackers arm
with your left hand, grab onto the outside of their hand (including
their ring and little finger) and twist it to the left (but keeping
the hand on your chest). This is a variation of move 6 of the 2nd
lock flow, wringing the rag.
- Continue the pressure with your left hand as your right hand holds and
guides their elbow into your shoulder. As the elbow is moved into
your shoulder, bring attackers hand off your chest, continuing to pull
back on their fingers. This is a variation of the come along.
You can then switch hands so your right hand is applying pressure to
the fingers and your left hand moves on top of attackers forearm to
apply pressure down.
- Grab attackers right hand with both of your hands (fingers on the back
of their hand, thumbs on the palm) as you step back with your left foot
bending attackers hand in and up.
- Adjust your hands so that they each grab one of attackers fingers and
pull out on their fingers as you continue to bend attackers hand in and
up.
- While maintaining the grab and pressure with your left hand, move your
right hand up to hold their forearm. Now hook attackers thumb with
the thumb of your left hand as your left hand grabs onto their wrist
and your right hand guides their elbow into your shoulder.
- Release attackers hand with your left hand and shoot your right hand
under their arm into a heel palm to the side of their head and hook onto
their neck (half nelson).
- Step around attackers back with your left foot and bring your left hand
under attackers left arm, hooking onto the back of attackers head (full
nelson). Keep your hands on their head rather than their neck to get
the maximum pressure forward.
- Release your left hand, bring it out (on top of attackers arm), wrap
your arm across attackers throat (have your left hand hook onto your
right forearm to complete the lock) and press attackers head forward
with your right hand as you squeeze with your left arm to choke them.
- As you relax your choke, step back with your left foot, pulling attacker
straight back. Wrap your right arm around their head (their face will
be in your armpit and your forearm against the back of their head). Now
liftup with your right arm to apply pressure to the back of attackers
head.
- With your left hand, pull attacker to the left (face down) and push
their head between your legs, locking your knees around their head.
Grab both their arms (one in each of your arms) and pull their arms
together and toward you so their shoulders are strained.
- Slide your hands up, grabbing onto attackers wrists and press the back
of attackers hand with your thumbs while continuing to pull in and
towards you, step back and drive their head into the ground.
Silat Style Grappling
This information came from two different seminars (one on grappling and one
on groundwork) put on by my original instructor. He was quite good about
introducing us to other styles through seminars and the occasional demo in
class.
General Grappling Information
Pinches
When you are stuck in tight, pinch attackers pecs, biceps, lats,
thighs, or poke to underside of jaw or nerve in collar bone.
Armbar headlocks
Use the forearm bone on the inside of the wrist against attackers
mastoid, jugular or temple. Very important to use forearm bone on
those spots to guarantee pain. You can use an armbar on the calf
muscle as well.
Entry 1 (Silat - left jab)
- Right foot steps to 1:00 while doing right inward parry into left
outward extended block.
- Torque into right neutral bow (right knee checks attackers left leg, left hand
grabs attackers left arm) while doing right inward elbow to ribs
into right uppercut to chin and grab back of attackers head (left
side - hand between head and left arm).
- Pull down and to right with right hand while pulling attackers
left arm up, spinning attacker around.
- Knee shot to attackers head or back as they begin spinning.
From here we can:
- Continue pressure down on head, dropping them to ground and
landing with them, right arm still around neck.
- Fold their right arm over their face, left hand grabs my right
hand (attacker in headlock now) and squeeze.
or
- Drop down onto right knee as they spin, keeping right arm
gripping head, left arm on wrist.
- Pull head to right while breaking attackers left arm over my
left knee.
or
- Continue down onto my back with attacker on me, keeping my
legs free.
- Roll slightly to the right to keep pressure on attackers left
elbow and continue pulling attackers head to right.
- Strike hips, groin and/or inside of thighs with my heels.
Entry 2 (Silat - left jab)
- Right foot steps to 1:00 while doing right inward parry into left
outward extended block
- Torque into right neutral bow (right knee checks attackers left leg and left
hand grabs attackers left arm) while doing right inward elbow to
ribs.
- Right arm pushes attackers left arm to the right while stepping
inside attackers left leg with my right leg (still checking but
with outside of leg).
- Right arm shoots up past attackers head then drive elbow down into
collar bone to drop attacker.
Entry 3 (Silat - left jab)
- Right foot steps to 1:00 while doing right inward parry.
- Left hand grabs attackers left wrist, pulls arm over my head
(rotate attackers wrist to get elbow on back of my neck) while
doing right knee to attackers left thigh
- Right arm shoots past attackers face, punching in jaw
From here we can:
- Right back elbow to nerve in upper pec (compacting the mass)
to drop attacker backwards while pulling down with left hand
to break elbow.
or
- Right down elbow from sternum to solar plexus
Entry 4 (Silat - left jab)
- Right foot steps to 1:00 while doing right inward parry and
sinking to avoid punch. Left hand/arm checks low kick.
- Left forearm into joint by thigh/groin while right hand grabs
ankle. Push with left arm, pull with right to take attacker
down.
From here we can:
- Stay in inside (between legs)
- Left heel kick to groin, left arm checks attackers right leg.
- Left leg over body to outside, sit just above attackers knee
and pull up with both hands on attackers ankle.
or
- Move to outside (outside of leg we grabbed)
- Place back of attackers calf on my left shoulder, wrap my
arms around attackers shin and pull towards me and down to
break knee.
or
- Clasp hands over shin, turn leg 45 degrees inward and push
down to break knee.
Entry 5 (Silat - left jab)
- Jab comes in, do right hooking parry on jab while left hand
instantly checks cross punch.
- If cross is in tight to attackers head, left hand claws across
attackers face to left side of attackers neck while doing right
arch kick to attackers left knee. Elbow jams down onto collarbone.
- If cross hand is out (neck open), left arm shoots past right side
of attackers neck while doing right arch kick to attackers left
knee. Elbow jams down onto collarbone.
Entry 6 (Silat - left jab)
- Jab comes in, do right hooking parry on jab.
- Both arms shoot past left side of attackers neck (dive position)
while doing right arch kick to attackers left knee. Elbow jams
down onto collarbone.
Entry 7 (Silat -jab/cross)
- Jab comes in, left hand guides it into my right (upward) elbow.
- Cross comes in, left hand guides it into my right (inward) elbow.
- Right back knuckle to floating ribs
From here we can:
- Right forearm into joint by thigh/groin while left hand grabs
ankle. Push with right arm, pull with left to take attacker
down. Follow-up of choice.
or
- Headbutt to chest while both hands grab attackers ankles and
pull to take them down. Follow-up of choice.
Entry 8 (Silat - jab or jab/cross)
- As jab (or jab/cross) comes in do downward hooking parries to get
them out of the way.
- Hand that parries the jab grabs back of head and pulls down and
in to spin attacker and send them to the ground. Can also jump
slightly and pull down to make reaction quicker.
- As they go to the ground, fold their right arm over their face,
left hand grabs my right hand (attacker in headlock now) and
squeeze.
Entry 9 (Silat - cross or jab/cross)
- If jab comes in do inward/downward parry to deflect it.
- As cross (or hook) comes in opposite hand slap/chop just below
inside of elbow while doing knee to groin (same side knee as parry
and block hand) and lands checking attackers forward knee.
- Left hand hooks punching arm at wrist as right hand hooks punching
arm just above elbow (compacting the mass to power the break)
- Right hand comes out as left hand slides up to grab shoulder (arm
still locked) bending attacker down to the ground.
Entry 10 (Crossing Talons - jab)
- Right foot steps to 1:00 while doing right inward parry into left
outward extended block.
- Left hand hooks and grab attackers wrist while I step up with
right leg, kneeing attacker in thigh.
- My right elbow goes into attackers armpit, right leg in front of
attackers and take them straight down with a sweep or kick to
nerve in shin.
From here we can:
- Continue down to ground with attacker, keeping pressure down
on the shoulder.
- Pull up on attackers wrist then slide right elbow up onto
attackers elbow and break it.
or
- Kneel on attackers tricep with right knee.
- Right hand grabs attackers wrist, left hand bends attackers
hand down - move 2 of lock flow.
or
- Move right foot across attackers body and sit on their back,
my feet on the ground.
- Pull both of attackers arms back, their hands bent backwards
on my chest.
- Lean forward to put pressure on attackers wrists and shoulders.
- Grab attackers head, pull back and twist to break neck.
or
- Kneel on attackers tricep with my right knee.
- Move left leg around attackers head, striking head with my
knee of foot as I pass by.
- Do thigh squeeze and sit down on head.
or
- Right shovel kick to ribs, right stomp on elbow and right kick
to face and land.
- Left stomp on other side of face, twist stance to break neck.
- Spin to right, twist stance again.
Entry 11 (Roundhouse kick)
Entry 12 (2 handed grab)
- Left foot forward and do a left inward parry to deflect punch
across my body and down.
- Right knee to attackers right thigh and slide right leg around
attackers leg.
- Drive right arm up along attackers neck/chin and to the left to
drop them over my right leg.
Entry 13 (2 handed grab)
- Grab attackers shirt with two hands.
- Slide left leg outside and behind attackers left leg and flip
them over my thigh/hip.
Entry 14 (2 handed grab)
- Right leg back, 2 upward heel palms to elbows.
- Two crane pulldowns to cancel height.
- Left hand pushes on back side of head while right hand punches on
jaw to rotate head.
From here we can:
- Grab hair with right hand and drag attacker to the ground
or
- Grab attackers head over my shoulder with my right hand and
flip them over my right shoulder.
Entry 15 (2 handed grab)
- Two upward heel palms to elbows.
- Left hand pins right arm to my chest.
- Right hand snakes down between attackers arms and around to grab
attackers right shoulder. Turn my back to attacker.
- Squat (keep back straight) and flip attacker over my right
shoulder.
Entry 16 (front grab/choke)
- Grab attackers shirt with both hands.
- Place right foot on groin or solar plexus.
- Fall backwards to ground while pushing with my right foot to flip
attacker over me keeping my grab on their shirt.
- Roll to left side and place left forearm on attackers throat.
- Place attackers right arm between my legs and 'scissor' my legs to
break elbow.
Entry 17 (front grab)
- Same side hand grabs attackers hand around the thumb and turns
hand out away from my body.
- Opposite side hand helps with pressure on backside of hand
- Move them to 11:00, 9:00 or 6:00.
Entry 18 (front grab)
- Opposite side hand grabs attackers hand around pinky and turns
hand in and across my body.
From here we can:
- Go into Lock Flows
or
- Continue pressure to drive attacker into the ground
Ground Takedown 1 (you are on your back with attacker standing above you)
- Place your left foot outside attackers right ankle and your right
foot into attackers groin, hip, or knee.
- Pull in with your left foot and push out with your right. This
will drop attacker backwards (away from you).
Ground Takedown 2 (you are on your back with attacker standing above you)
- Place your left calf outside attackers right ankle and your right
shin against their knee and roll to your left. This will drop
attacker to the ground to your left.
On the ground with attacker sitting on your chest (likely punching you in the face)
- With your hands parrying attackers punches, thrust up and to the
right with your hips and chest. Since your attacker does not have
a solid foundation, this will knock your attacker over your head
and to the right.
- Immediately roll to your right (onto your stomach) while doing a
left Upward Elbow into attackers groin. Left hand checks left
leg of attacker.
- Using your right arm, slip attackers left leg over your head
(to the left) and onto your left shoulder, move up to your
knees and pull down on attackers shin, just below the knee
with both hands to break knee.
On the ground with attacker sitting on your chest (likely punching you in the face)
- With your hands parrying attackers punches, lie your right foot
over attackers left foot and slide your right foot toward you,
bending your knee.
- Push with your right foot as you roll to the right. This will
knock attacker to your right and you will roll on top of them.
- As you roll on top of attacker, drive your left elbow into
attackers solar plexus or sternum.
- Slide your right arm under attackers neck as your left forearm
drives into attackers throat and left hand grabs your right
forearm. Squeeze to choke attacker.
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