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the second aspect, since it is easier to determine
the type of attack if we have a general vision of the
opponent. We are compelled to study the different
forms of attacks to accurate localize its direction.

4-TO COME OUT THE LINE OF THE ATTACK:

To escape from the line of attack is an art that the
Japanese call Tai sabaki; it is the art to protect our-
selves with the body keeping the right balance to
respond to the opponent’s attack. To come out the
lines of attacks cannot be ignored on this kind of
situation; if one forgets to do this and does not try
hard, he will never get unhurt in a real confronta-
tion.
If the line of attack is forsaken fulfilling right move-
ments it becomes easier to escape from the punches
and we are trained to react in an accurate manner.
This concept can be clearly seen on the following

EXAMPLE:

Imagine that you are standing at the railway, and
suddenly you spot a train coming to you at a very Sensei Henry Binerfa giving a seminar.
high speed; you stand still as it gets closer and clo- Circa 1999 in Cuba
ser; the risk and the train together. You get nervous, equilibrium of strengths and thus to stop to suffer
but what would you do? Granted that, you dear from uneven confrontation.
reader would move lateral, away from the railway;
of course, you will never move backward. Thus how Above all, I recommend you to try to control the
we must move to face an armed opponent; we must hand of the weapon in a real conflict. Though the
carefully choose the appropriate movement, so possibility to get injured continues to be, the right
that, we come out the distance of the weapon. This control reduces it to its minimum. I specially call
is the first action to be considered to keep ourselves your attention towards selecting the technique that
alive. allows you to grab and control the attack.

5-TO TURN ASIDE, CONTROL AND ADDRESS 6-TO MAKE THE AGGRESSOR LOSE THE
THE WEAPON TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION: WEAPON

Once the Tai sabaki has been performed, to turn The risk does not end by turning aside or contro-
aside to control and address the weapon becomes lling the arm of the weapon, but when the aggres-
almost an instinctive action. This action is very sor has lost the weapon. We have reached the final
important, since it allows controlling the situation aim of the technique to be used against this kind of
for a while and at the same time to stop the threat situation.
of the weapon. Second, we go over addressing the
hand to the exact place, in the majority of the cases, Concentration must focus on only one principle: to
this action is aimed at applying sprain techniques unarm the opponent, leaving no space to the supe-
in the arm or wrist of the aggressor, so as to find an

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