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How To Get By In A Hostile World, Wednesday
"When I was younger, it was made clear to me that I couldn't handle every situation with a blaster or with my wits, fantastic as those might be," Atton said. He looked much better this week. A miracle what actual sleep and relaxation could do, right? "I needed to learn hand-to-hand, so I could defend myself if it was up close and personal. Because if there's one thing you can rely on, it's that some time or another, it's going to get up close and personal. And not in the good way."
He shrugged. "Anyway, I got instruction in the Echani martial arts. Now, the Echani are pretty special: They're a culture based around hand-to-hand combat. The Echani feel that the only way to truly know a person is through combat-- that it's a perfect form of expression, a ritual. But mastering that kind of art takes years - a lifetime. It's not really something I can teach you in a single class, though who knows, I might actually lose my mind some day and try to teach some."
Yeah, probably not. Echani was... it was something.
"But you are probably going to wind up in a situation where hand-to-hand is a useful thing to know, and while I might not be able to teach you anything big to stick right now, I can give you a few pointers. One, try to intimidate your opponent first. Shove 'em around, yell, make it clear you're not an easy target. Only if that doesn't work are you going to want to try and give the guy a beating."
He'd brought a practice dummy into class for just this reason, because now he could point at stuff. Like the face. "Couple of prime targets if you just want to get in enough of a punch so you can get out," he said. "The eyes, the nose and the neck are great if you're in someone's face and your hand's your best bet. Try to poke or scratch at those eyes, or fold your hand like this--"
He brought up the heel of his hand and smashed it into the front of the dummy's face. "...and break the guy's nose. If that's not really possible, flatten your hand, fold in your thumb, and hit him horizontally on the neck as hard as you can. That can stun a person." He stepped away. "Finally, there's the knees. Kick a guy in the front of the knee, and it's going to hurt, but kick a guy in the side of the knee--" as he was now demonstrating, "...and that knee is gonna fold and he'll be kissing the pavement."
He turned back towards the class. "Now, if you want to do the most damage in the shortest space of time, use your elbows, your knees, or in a pinch..." He pointed at his forehead. "The head. That's where most of the bones are, so that's what's going to hit the hardest. 'Course, the best choice would be to grab a pipe or something and use that, but that's not always going to be an option. Keep in mind you're always going to throw your weight into it, though."
He rolled his shoulders. "Okay, now I'm gonna show you a couple of things," he said, "When I'm done, you get to try them out on each other. If you already know how to fight, go easy on your fellow students. I don't want any actual broken bones, here. That'd just look terrible on my record."
He shrugged. "Anyway, I got instruction in the Echani martial arts. Now, the Echani are pretty special: They're a culture based around hand-to-hand combat. The Echani feel that the only way to truly know a person is through combat-- that it's a perfect form of expression, a ritual. But mastering that kind of art takes years - a lifetime. It's not really something I can teach you in a single class, though who knows, I might actually lose my mind some day and try to teach some."
Yeah, probably not. Echani was... it was something.
"But you are probably going to wind up in a situation where hand-to-hand is a useful thing to know, and while I might not be able to teach you anything big to stick right now, I can give you a few pointers. One, try to intimidate your opponent first. Shove 'em around, yell, make it clear you're not an easy target. Only if that doesn't work are you going to want to try and give the guy a beating."
He'd brought a practice dummy into class for just this reason, because now he could point at stuff. Like the face. "Couple of prime targets if you just want to get in enough of a punch so you can get out," he said. "The eyes, the nose and the neck are great if you're in someone's face and your hand's your best bet. Try to poke or scratch at those eyes, or fold your hand like this--"
He brought up the heel of his hand and smashed it into the front of the dummy's face. "...and break the guy's nose. If that's not really possible, flatten your hand, fold in your thumb, and hit him horizontally on the neck as hard as you can. That can stun a person." He stepped away. "Finally, there's the knees. Kick a guy in the front of the knee, and it's going to hurt, but kick a guy in the side of the knee--" as he was now demonstrating, "...and that knee is gonna fold and he'll be kissing the pavement."
He turned back towards the class. "Now, if you want to do the most damage in the shortest space of time, use your elbows, your knees, or in a pinch..." He pointed at his forehead. "The head. That's where most of the bones are, so that's what's going to hit the hardest. 'Course, the best choice would be to grab a pipe or something and use that, but that's not always going to be an option. Keep in mind you're always going to throw your weight into it, though."
He rolled his shoulders. "Okay, now I'm gonna show you a couple of things," he said, "When I'm done, you get to try them out on each other. If you already know how to fight, go easy on your fellow students. I don't want any actual broken bones, here. That'd just look terrible on my record."
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