Steve can’t help but smile just a little bit. “I think I should take that as a compliment.” That she’d never be comfortable doing this to him. Honestly he’s not even comfortable doing this to someone who attacked him. His style is much less deadly.
The first time Lydia goes in deep enough, but she takes too long, but the second time feels just right. And the third time reaffirms to him that she’s taken in everything he’s taught her so far. That’s the benefit of a beginner move like this one. It’s simple to execute as long as you’re willing to do what it takes.
“Good,” he says, after the last one. “If you think you’re about to get attacked, and you can’t remember how far in to push, just push as far as possible — and as fast as you can. The move only fails if you don’t go in far enough.” He gives her a nod, expecting to get one back as affirmation that she understands.
“The next part is disabling your opponent. Let me show you on your wrist.”
With her permission, he’ll hold her hand up vertically, so he can treat her wrist as if it were his throat. The beginning hand motions are exactly as she practiced, and for demonstration purposes, Steve ‘pushes’ forward, sliding his fingers up against her wrist, but stops when his fingertips are about three quarters of the way in.
“Your instinct might be to just apply pressure, like this.” It’s a sort of flat pressure she’ll feel as Steve just presses down, squeezing her wrist in between his fingers. “Because it feels safer. But instead, what you need to do, is pinch.”
Instead of staying straight, his fingers curl into a claw-like formation, and the pressure Lydia feels should be significantly greater and more compressed to one area. And Steve finally explains the part that had him hesitating in the beginning.
“Do this fast enough, and you’ll crush your opponent’s trachea. There’s no amount of muscle that can protect this part of your body.” Her opponent’s size, won’t matter. “Once the windpipe breaks, you’ll need to call an ambulance immediately.”
He never stops looking at her when he speaks. Steve wants her to understand the full spectrum of what he’s teaching her here. Breaking the trachea should be the absolute last resort.
“But you also don’t have to go that far. Apply enough pressure and your opponent will start to cough like they can’t get enough air. They won’t be able to focus on anything else. Most people will immediately need to sit. That’s when you run.”
He lets go of her and holds up his own wrist.
“Try it here first. Then we’ll try it on my neck, but ten times slower.”
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The first time Lydia goes in deep enough, but she takes too long, but the second time feels just right. And the third time reaffirms to him that she’s taken in everything he’s taught her so far. That’s the benefit of a beginner move like this one. It’s simple to execute as long as you’re willing to do what it takes.
“Good,” he says, after the last one. “If you think you’re about to get attacked, and you can’t remember how far in to push, just push as far as possible — and as fast as you can. The move only fails if you don’t go in far enough.” He gives her a nod, expecting to get one back as affirmation that she understands.
“The next part is disabling your opponent. Let me show you on your wrist.”
With her permission, he’ll hold her hand up vertically, so he can treat her wrist as if it were his throat. The beginning hand motions are exactly as she practiced, and for demonstration purposes, Steve ‘pushes’ forward, sliding his fingers up against her wrist, but stops when his fingertips are about three quarters of the way in.
“Your instinct might be to just apply pressure, like this.” It’s a sort of flat pressure she’ll feel as Steve just presses down, squeezing her wrist in between his fingers. “Because it feels safer. But instead, what you need to do, is pinch.”
Instead of staying straight, his fingers curl into a claw-like formation, and the pressure Lydia feels should be significantly greater and more compressed to one area. And Steve finally explains the part that had him hesitating in the beginning.
“Do this fast enough, and you’ll crush your opponent’s trachea. There’s no amount of muscle that can protect this part of your body.” Her opponent’s size, won’t matter. “Once the windpipe breaks, you’ll need to call an ambulance immediately.”
He never stops looking at her when he speaks. Steve wants her to understand the full spectrum of what he’s teaching her here. Breaking the trachea should be the absolute last resort.
“But you also don’t have to go that far. Apply enough pressure and your opponent will start to cough like they can’t get enough air. They won’t be able to focus on anything else. Most people will immediately need to sit. That’s when you run.”
He lets go of her and holds up his own wrist.
“Try it here first. Then we’ll try it on my neck, but ten times slower.”