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will succeed in making your opponent's left pass
harmlessly over your left shoulder, as you slip to the
outside.

The assistance for you to do the slip is provided by
rolling the shoulders. In fact, the shoulder roll will
do all the work in shifting your head. You need not
try to tilt your head even slightly. And that's
fortunate; for when you tilt your head to either side,
you find difficulty in keeping your eyes on your
opponent. Moreover, when you side-tilt your noggin,
you immediately change the head-and-neck angle of
greatest resistance to a punch-the angle you use in
your normal position.

Next, try slipping the right cross over your right
shoulder. Use a similar forward and down roll with
that shoulder See Picture 35.b for your reference. as
you slip to the inside. Try this defense ten or twelve
times.

Picture 35.b Slip to the left side

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