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Blunt Instrument Attacks

Baton: Medium to Close Range
Situation Three: Your assailant attacks
you with a backhand strike.
1) Sidestep to the left and parry the
attack with both hands. (Fig. 137)
2) Throw a right knee to the thigh.
(Fig. 138)
3) Push down your assailant’s arms
with your left arm and pivot into a
strong right roundhouse elbow to
the throat.* (Fig. 139)

*Warning: Blows to the throat are
potentially lethal. Only you can judge
the seriousness of the threat to your life.

Fig 137

Fig 138 Fig 139

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