Kung Fu: Front Bear Hug Defense

Series Summary

Kung fu is a traditional form of martial arts native to China. The forms of combat arts that make up kung fu can be traced as far back as the 12th century BC. The term “Kung Fu” actually refers to any individual accomplishment or cultivated skill obtained by long and hard work. The term was popularized in Western countries in the 20th century by Hong Kong films in the 1960s.

In this free video series a martial arts expert, Dan Schmidt, will show you several kung fu self defense moves. Dan will begin by introducing you to a few self defense methods for warding off grab attacks. You'll learn to defend yourself against the bear hug from all angles. Dan will also show you how to eliminate a choke attack as well as how to perform a double outside crescent kick against an aggressive opponent. Watch these videos and improve your self defense with kung fu.

Video Transcript

"Hi. My name is Dan Schmidt from the Chinese Martial Arts Center. Today, we're going to be showing you proper self-defense against a front bear hug. So there's a few steps you have to take. So, when someone grabs, what you want to do is you want to step back with one foot, you want to stretch your hands forward towards their hips. From there, you're going to create a gap. You want to come up with your knee straight to the groin and scrape down with on their shin with your heel. OK, so he comes forward with the grab. Take your hands, get straight to the hips, come up with your knee and scrape straight down the shin, all the way down to the foot. OK? So again, so he grabs. You take the hands. Hit! Step back at the same time. Knee straight up. Scrape straight down. A couple of common errors for this. So, when he grabs, don't try to hit first and then step. You have to do it at the same time. So here, strike and step. OK, it's a fast action. Straight up and straight down. OK -- one more time. So, he grabs. OK. Step back. Hit. Push in and down. Straight up. Straight down. That's the proper way for self defense against a front bear hug."