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An article by Lee Morrison

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I’d like to talk a little bit about the use of the default position , carried on the back of what’s often referred to as our natural flinch resp

let me explain what I mean by that. First of all I am talking from a situational perspective, where we have found ourselves in a confro

sense, reacting to something that someone is either doing or in the midst of doing to us. In other words we are defending, which as we

is never the ideal, but if initiative is lost to the other guy then we must have a contingency plan in order to regain that said initiative A

default response refers to a moment in time during a physical assault, where we employ a response that will act as a transition betwee

actually regaining the initiative in one big hurry. Notice that I said limiting the damage as oppose to offering

Complete protection which of course, no default can guarantee.

During the course of this article I am going to refer to comments, advice and physicality’s that relate to this specific topic from a vari

peers, people who I have studied with, listened to, read about and observe and all whose opinions I respect. Basically many of the top

within our field have, as I am fond of saying, come to similar conclusions via similar experience. We all may employ a slightly differ

the way we teach in a technical sense, but the same bedrock principles remain as a constant. In short we all have the same point to ma

One of the early pioneers of modern-day Combatives was Tony Blauer whose conceptual idea of employing an offensively defensive

against an aggressor’s encroachment be it an attempted shove or any kind of haymaking/angular attack, working off the back of our n

instinct to flinch and cover.

The problem with the way in which we employ this flinching instinct in a natural primal sense, is really quite negative and inadequate

are inclined to drop the head and raise the arms to cover the same, ( which is considered the general

of the body ) all good so far, but in addition to this we also tend to move and turn away from the source of agitation greatly compromi

our base and balance, whilst pulling a stupid squinty facial expression. Out of all of these negative aspects, it is the compromised bala

moving back, thereby giving the aggressor the room he needs to continue the assault, not to mention moving to the most dangerous p

of the weapon be it a fist impact tool or whatever, where it has now accumulated maximum velocity and power; that is really where t

danger lies.

The Natural Flinch:

As you can see, the natural flinch response usually involves a massive compromise to your base and structure, all your weight on the

turning laterally with the feet and body, turning the head and looking away from the stimulus as we distort our visual sense by squinti

some cases even shutting the eyes. Finally moving back to a point where the weapon has gained its maximum velocity, giving the agg

room to continue the assault.

Base and structure severely compromised, leaving you in too negative a position to respond effectiv

Tony Blauer strived to rectify this problem by fusing this natural flinch response, onto the back of the trained motor action of driving

with a spear like formation of the arms, ( hence the term for the acronym S.P.E.A.R ) that jams the aggressor’s encroachment in an off

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way, placing you at Close Quarters for the employment of immediate follow up tools to end the engagement. This was a good platfo

which sound tactics have spawned via like-minded people. If you look how far back Blauer was actually developing this kind of stuf

we should all agree that he was way ahead of everyone else at the time.

Tony Blauer was an early pioneer of the default/flinch response.

Of course like most ideas there are pro’s and con’s. The fact remains that a trained response is one thing and a primal instinctive resp

another. I tend to agree with Southnarc when he said ‘I don’t think that you can ever truly; totally over-ride the natural flinch respons

taken completely by surprise .’ As an example; if you turn a corner tight and blind, (something that no good SP practitioner should e

themselves doing) at the exact moment someone starts to swing a bat at your head, then you will most likely raise your hands lean ba

turn away pull a silly face and get clobbered. The conclusion to that example is that you must have some kind of INCLINATION that

is about to happen. Whether you catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of your eye, or you pick up on a body language cue

as pull back of the arm/shoulder, grimace of the face whatever, anything that indicates that something is coming at your head in one b

hurry. This is inclination and let’s face it, if we are aware of the approach and we see it coming, as we should then we would employ

kind of situational control, ( fence ) in order to either defuse or if need be, pre-empt the situation this is our game plan and the fact that

have put up any kind of fence in the first place, is because we have an INCLINATION that there could be a problem. We know that a

on our person could be immanent. It is under such circumstances that any default response could be brought into play, if the aggresso

initiative.

As we can see here; if inclination is present, then the transition to an immediate emergency cover (regardless of choice) can be o

course by a just as immediate counter offensive.

Here our hands are already up and higher than his and the transition to covering and crashing forward is only a heart beat away. This

the natural instinct to flinch can marry up with the trained response of the default position, regardless of your favoured method. Now

21 st century we are often spoilt for choice, this can be a good and a bad thing, the principle of Hick’s law can present itself in the com

of Murphy’s luck and if you have too many choices during your moment of need, then log jam will certainly cut into your reaction tim

I said in the beginning of this article all good Combative instructors share commonality. We are all pushing the same point, under the

circumstance of lost initiative cover your head, crash forward and counter from Close quarters, with an offensive that will take out his

ancestry and blood line. Any default cover is for that moment in time, to limit damage and take the fight back to him period. To quot

Southnarc again, ‘it is not a place you want to hang out!’’ Getting back to choice, there are a number of different ways that we can ad

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a default position, in my opinion and it is just that an opinion, there is no better or best way, just what’s preferred and in my case wha

proved to work for me, on numerous occasions under pressure. So let’s take a look at some of what’s out there. Let’s look at some o

choices and their sources then place what you decide to practice, into the area of choice, trial and error and natural fit.

The primary function of any default position:

Input here again, comes from Southnarc; No default position will prevent you from getting hit, its objective is damage limitation duri

transition from lost initiative to regaining the upper hand. What the default should do first is prevent you from getting knocked down

knocked over. If you’re on the ground you are vulnerable and before any c hance of escape is possible, you must first regain your fee

is easier said than done. The second thing it should do is to prevent you from getting knocked out, to do so it should offer a fair degr

protection and cover to the main knock out points on the head, i.e. the temples, the chin/jaw or button and the sides of the neck. Dama

can be pretty much sustained at-least temporarily, else where on the head i.e. nose, teeth etc, without knocking you out unless of cour

you let it stop you psychologically, which shouldn’t happen if mindset is in place. If the default covers the above criteria then it’s a va

in my book.

Before we start ask yourself the following questions:

Can I use this response standing/against a wall?

Can I use it seated or rising from a seated position?

Can I use off my back or from my guard?

Will the same cover offer me some degree of protection, from both a straight-line an d angular shot?

How about attempted grab or encroachment?

What about a leg/waist tackle?

Here we can see the cover employed from both a standing and seated ambush perspective; in both example

adequate barrier between the offensive stimulus

and what we need to protect i.e. our noggin!

Here we can see the cover being used from the ground. Cover your head and b race your feet close to your back

thrust explosively upward with your hips to buck

your opponent forward after alternate elbow strikes into the groin.

Where possible we want one non-diagnostic response that with help with all of these eventualities, as in that moment, there is no time

diagnose what’s coming. Again none of these, are positions that I want to get caught in none than the less they are feasible scenarios,

my support system or in this case, my default should be able to cope with. Now let’s take a look at some of the various methods pract

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within the Modern Combatives fraternity. In some examples the differences are slight, in others they are more obvious in all variation

commonality that we’ve talked about is glaringly present; check it out.

The Spear:

Tony Blauer jamming forward encroachment with the Spear; same from the front and jamming an angular attack, just drop the he

The SPEAR is basically a wedge shape, that is driven forward and into an aggressor’s encroachment, be it an angular

assault, an attempted attachment or just sudden forward pressure. The term ‘Spear’ was coined due to the similarity to the

structure of the arms, as the tool is employed. This diamond formation of the

forearms in relation to the upper arms offers an extremely strong structure that can stunt a sudden encroachment if thrown

the chest/neck area, as well as jam any kind of angular assault if employed before momentum is gained. Personally I find

the spear good for the above, but less functional for any kind of s traight line or combination attack. The open extension o

the arms compared to a tighter and more compact cover doesn’t really offer me personally, the confidence of the latter.

Sound tactic though, again drop the head raise the arms to cover, as you drive in with forward pressure. Again works well

the fence, making a fast transition to cover as long as inclination is in place, once again Tony Blauer is to be commended

his early use and development of such a concept. Tony was developing this stuff when most of us were still locked into th

more traditional way of thinking. The Spear was a good power base from which similar ideas and tactics have developed

The Shield:

Richard Ryan preventing forward encroachment via the shield, commonality to any tight cover that you employ whilst moving in, i

Ryan is

straight into the aggressor’s face off the cover of his arms. The last picture offers an overhead view cover

Richard Ryan of Dynamic Combat employs a similar method he calls the shield. His idea comes from updating an old con

To quote Richard who says; ‘’since ancient time’s men have utilised shields to form a blockade against their opponent’s

weapons, to ram and crush through their defences and counter attack’’. The concept of the shield is the same; protect yo

vitals from attack, by employing a structure for the assailant to beat on, slam or strike against without being able to penetr

Of course this falls in line with the whole idea of the default; cover crash and counter. Ryan like the rest of us, only sugge

use of the shield as an emergency response under the circumstances of lost initiative, and then only for as long as it takes

employ an immediate counter offensive. I agree with Ryan on the point where he says; ‘’Stay tight and compact,

the greatest danger in shielding is extending your limbs away from your head. This will open you up to a varie ty of attack

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