Cool.
b3ta's own martial arts Master Sensei.
One of the very first things I learnt doing aikido was - the quickest way to drop a man (or woman) and give you time to run away to safety is to kick 'em in the nads.
Hands down guaranteed to beat any kata/form you've learnt before.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 20 Apr 2012, 8:24, 2 replies)

Unsurprisingly
Many of the stances involve standing to the side or some degree of 'plum protection'. I should think hundreds of years of being kicked in the nads has honed these techniques. Possibly on day 2.

Just hope you don't meet Iron Balls McGinty :-)
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Fri 20 Apr 2012, 9:07, closed)

Until you get kicked in the plums.
You think you're safe until it happens.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 20 Apr 2012, 10:17, closed)

Fortunately that's never happened yet
And I'm not too keen to find out what it's like, either. Especially after having seen some rather 'cracking' examples in competitions.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Fri 20 Apr 2012, 11:24, closed)

Tickle 'em on the soles of their feet.
Learnt that 1 doing shorinji-kempo.
Works every time.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 20 Apr 2012, 13:28, closed)

^This^
It was made quite clear to us that running away is a key skill. Getting into a protracted shit kicking contest rarely ends well....
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Fri 20 Apr 2012, 18:10, closed)

Avoiding the fight in the first place
Is generally the best one.
Running away next if possible.
It's when you get to the last option of having to fight (or are in a competition where running away is often frowned upon) that any of your training really comes in handy.

I was taught from an early age that in a competition the real winner is the one that actually scores the first point, because in real life you push home the advantage. If you haven't incapacitated them after the first few blows you're in trouble.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Mon 23 Apr 2012, 7:28, closed)