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Here’s a variation of the drill above, featuring one defender, two people with
large pads, and one attacker. Note that this version allows the defender to work

on at least one specific strike, and is designed to exhaust the defender and add
groundfighting as well: The defender begins to strike one pad with punches,
elbows, knees, etc. The other pad holder smacks the defender with his pad, at
which point the defender pivots with a hammerfist (you’ll learn that in this book)
and continues with strikes. This continues. At any point, the attacker closes in,
catches the defender from behind, takes him down, and gets on top in a full
mount. The defender must reverse the position, get back up, and continue to

strike the pads. (Note: To prevent injury, the defender allows the attacker to take
him down—a more intense version of the exercise involves the defender
attempting to prevent the takedown, but this requires greater skill on the parts of
both attacker and defender to avoid injury.) This drill is exhausting!

We have hundreds of such drills that allow our students to learn how to apply the
techniques they’ve learned. It is the only way to truly prepare for a violent

encounter on the street.