Warrior Skills Level 1 - Leader Development for Army Professionals

Performance Steps
(1) Open his/her collar with the weak hand to make room to fit your
fingers in, insert your fingers in the inside and the thumb in the outside.
(2) Relax your arm so you can reach behind his/her neck and grasp
his/her collar, second hand goes under the first arm, same grip fingers in the
inside thumb on the outside, reach all the way back until it meets the other hand.
(3) Turn wrist so your palms face you, pull him in to you, expand
your chest and rotate shoulders back, and take your elbows to your side.
(4) Post head forward on ground.
c. Bent arm bar (mount and side control).
Note: If the Soldier must be on the bottom, the guard position allows the best defense and
the only chance of offense.
(1) Your opponent gives you the standard (boxing) block.
(2) Take both hands, thumbs along side of your hands, with thumb
less grips, drive his/her wrist and elbow to the ground, your elbow will go to the
elbow notch.
(3) Your head will go on the back of your hand; to protect your face
from strikes, your other hand will go under his/her elbow and grab your own
wrist with thumbless grip.
(4) Drag the back of his/her hand towards his/her waistline and lift his
elbow back and break his/her shoulder.
d. The straight arm bar from the mount.
Note: Although the side control is not a dominant position, many times the Soldier will find
himself/herself in this position, and he/she must be able to counter the enemy's defensive
techniques.
Note: Distance. Each technique has a window of effectiveness based upon the amount of
space between the two combatants. The Soldier must control the distance between
himself/herself and the enemy in order to control the fight.
Note: Physical Balance. Balance refers to the ability to maintain equilibrium and to remain
in a stable, upright position.
Note: Leverage. A Soldier uses the parts of his/her body to create a natural mechanical
advantage over the parts of the enemy's body. By using leverage, a Soldier can have a
greater effect on a much larger enemy.
(1) Your opponent gives you straight arms, lean on his/her arms and
decide which arm you are going to break.
(2) One hand goes under the arm and the other goes over the arm you
are going to break, put your weight on your hands and pop up to the balls of your
feet, make sure your posture is up right (butt low).
(3) Turn away from the arm you're going to break, on the balls of your
feet, put your hip next to his/her triceps.
(4) Put all your weight on your hands and on the far side leg so you
can take the leg closest to his/her head and move it around his/her head, sit on his
triceps and slide down his/her arm like a fireman's pole, your hips are right next
to his/her shoulder.
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