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[Rob]

What are some of the hand striking combinations
you practice? Id like to get better and learn some combinations..
I like the ones Hock has on his tapes and need to practice those..

The only one i was ever taught was in Tae Kwon Do many
years ago.. Oh! you guessed it  backfist/reverse punch LOL

[Milldog1776]

puch 'em in the throat - when they grab the throat and start choking, you knee 'em in the balls
when they reach down to grab their balls, poke 'em in the eyes!

what else do you need to know?

[usks1]

Hello Rob,
Get familiar working your handstrikes from both leads. First do them from the clock drill, delivering them from 12:00 / 3:00 / 6:00 / 9:00. Once that feels comfortable start to work from a boxing style structure. Check out the UC videos, a lot of good drills are outlined there.

First get familiar with the old boxing series.
jab
jab, cross
jab, cross, hook
jab, cross, hook, uppercut.

After that start to deliver your other handstrikes from the same structure "example"
finger jab
finger jab, palm strike
finger jab, palm strike, hooking elbow
finger jab, palm strike, hooking elbow, upward elbow.

Start there, and when you get the hang of that, then start to work them from movement.
have your training partner move around, and flash the mitt to you, you need to hit it with the apporpriate hand technique.. Get a little creative, and think of variations.. Before you know it, you will have a ton of drills to practice.

Remember, someone made up all the common drills practiced all over the world.. you too can create!!

Keep up the hard training.

Dean.

[Joe Hubbard]

For the high line I have a similar structure in converting “The Boxer’s Five” into a close quarter arsenal:

Jab=Finger Jab
Cross=Rear Palm Strike
Hook= Cupped Hand Ear Slap
Uppercut=Chin Jab
Overhand=Overhand Hammer Fist

I like to complete this series by inserting a Back Hand Hammer Fist or a Forearm Strike depending on range just after the Finger Jab.  The Hook and the Uppercut as Dean pointed out can be converted to Elbows.  Remember this is just a quick way to learn and get a feel for how your body works in synergy related to the Boxing structure, which so many people know.  This helps us to get away from us boxing and helps us to enter with CQC combinations. 

Once you become familiar with this basic conversion, start to stick in the assortment of inserts such as:

Finger Rakes
Thumb Gouges
Rips & Tears
Forearm Shivers from the clinch
Shoulder Butts
Spitting
Yelling

Isolate these ideas and start to develop a “source material” of ideas that you can play with.  When it comes time to fight, you have to be able to improvise and react to your opponent and your environment.  These pre-set combos are only a training structure to teach you how to flow whilst the heat is on!

Cheers

Joe

P.S.  For all these CQC tools, it’s important to understand the concept of “anchoring” to your opponent’s neck or upper arm, so he doesn’t get away from you.

[misshinryu]

Grab or strike the groin and then palm the chin or solar plexes.
Works. Combat tested.

[Bri Thai]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for that.  I'm glad you enjoyed it.  I was there the day before in Doncaster.  Rich Dimitri talks a bucket load of common sense as regards self protection in the modern world.

[Rob]

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my question..
I take mine and my families safety serious...
Thats why im here and like Hock's material so well :-)...

[Hock]

Striking combos..more...

[VicMackey]

Some Examples:
-upward kick to groin/hammerfist(s) to back on the head/knee strike(s) toward face
-finger jab in the eyes/upward groin kick/knee strike(s) toward face
-palm smash along with eye gouge toward face and knee strike(s) to the groin at the same time/upward kick to the head/foot stomps once opponent is on the ground
-head butt toward face/knee strike towards groin/knee strike(s) to the face/upward kick to the groin/upward kick to the face/foot stomps once opponent is on the ground
-knuckle jab to the throat/knee strike(s) to the groin/downward elbow strike to the back of the neck/knee strike(s) to the face/stomps once opponent is on the ground
-elbow strike to the face/knee strike(s) to the groin/upward kick to the head/foot stomp(s) to the head once opponent is on the ground
-cupped hand hook to the ear/palm smash and gouge to the face/knee strike(s to the groin/knifehand strikes to the back of the neck/foot stomps once opponent is on the ground
-double cupped hand strikes to the ears/knee strike(s) to the groin from a Thai clinch/upward kick to the head
 

[Hock]

Here is a plan for progress in this subject.

See 13 September
http://www.hockscqc.com/blogs/09-10/index.htm

Hock

[Kentbob]

One combination I usually train a lot is elbow to hammerfist combination.  It's one that just seems to flow.  Or the reverse, a hammerfist to a thrusting elbow. 

A classic combination I learned a while back is the jab-cross-hook-roundhouse.  While I have yet to use it in any situation, it is quite potent exercise.  The jab-cross can be done using a palm heel strike, the hook can be a hooking inside hammerfist, and then a standard roundhouse kick.

Just a couple things.

Kent

[whitewolf]

Another good one (shown to me by a boxer) is this.
Opponent punches with a right -you use glove as a fan go around it sweeping it aside  and then you punch with same hand- then he punches with a left  you do same- (counter punching)-then continue punching or kicking.

or-after he throws first one-after counter punch step in with right elbow throwing it up striking towards chin area-then the same arm will be in  a side block with your hand near your face (elbow is pointing at him)-Then throw a left again.

good combos to work on with a partner or a bag hanging.

WW

[Joe Hubbard]

Don't forget to insert those anchors so that when you close the gap into CQC range you finish the fight right then and there.  Just randomly throwing combinations without dominating your opponent's balance, base and torque, leaves him open to counter with everything that he's got.  We tend to forget that the object of Close Quarter Combat is NOT to trade blows with your adversary like it is with boxing. 

Joe 

[whitewolf]

Agreed on "Anchors"-the drill above is to get someone who is not used to some type contact to be able to parry -and get close- as Joe states the idea is to complete the
defense against a attacker- that drill is also used to get in close and then move into a finishing type exersise-by doing this drill i get some "newbees" to actual self defense
to get over the fear of hiting and  the actual feeling of being struck. Some of my students are females who never took any self defense in their whole life-one is 58 years
old and gets right in their as a  scrapper. By  having her put on gloves and not being worried about being hit or hitting back she has come a long way. Really proud of her.
WW (ELB) Speed of light

[Joe Hubbard]

Also remember that in terms of self defence the big right haymaker outweighs that "straight" righthand punch.  Even in many boxing gyms coaches have to work hard in getting their guys to throw that right cross straight.  The straighter the punch, the more skill the guy has.  Oh, definitely practice it, but many self defence instructors spend the majority of their time defending against sports driven delivery systems, such as the jab, cross and hook.

Joe