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Summary: Learn how to use chopsticks as a weapon including the ear strike defense in this free self defense video from Karate Master David Herbert.
Master David Herbert is Seventh Dan Black Belt with over 36 years of Martial Arts training and experience.He's an active member of the Korean Hapkido Association, the Korean World Pro...read more
It could happen to anyone: 8 pm in Chinatown, at dinner with a beautiful and mysterious woman you met last night. The light is low, conversation has ended, and just as you begin to say something, the beautiful woman starts to cry. So independent, but in such need, you reach your hand across the table, not too quickly, but subtly - with charm and strength - you take hold of her hand. And then, just as she looks up with a tiny smile, about to explain herself, FIVE NINJAS JUMP OUT FROM UNDER THE TABLE!!!!! There is no time to get your nun chucks! Your throwing stars are sitting useless in your office desk drawer! The only hope you have of saving the girl and beating the ninjas are the chopsticks in your hand and the warrior soul living inside you.
If you have never been in this situation, you obviously must be 37 and still living with your parents. Unexpected ninja fights with only chopsticks to defend yourself are just another day in the life of those of us still living the dream. So you better be prepared and brush up on your chopstick fighting skills.
In this free video series, watch as Master David Herbert teaches how to use chopsticks as a weapon. Learn the ear strike defense, thrust techniques, groin strike technique, wrist lock strike, ankle choke technique, outside strike defense, inside strike defense, steel chopsticks, choke defense, knife defense with a chopstick and more. Don’t get caught again in a ninja fight in Chinatown without the proper skills. Let the experts at ExpertVillage show you how it’s done!
"On behalf of Expert Village, I am Master David Herbert from the World Martial Arts Center in New York City. Today I will be demonstrating, as a weapon, specialized chopsticks fighting techniques. My oppenent is attacking with a double strike. I shift inside as I block the hand, I strike the groin. Pull the arm through as I come underneath, using the back. Hammer beside the chopsticks, I hit the ribs. That causes a lot of discomfort and prepares him for the through. I come forward down, then I turn him, using the chopsticks as a lock. Then striking, eardrum, lower mastoid or throat. And now, real time."
eHow Article: Ear Strike Defense Using Chopsticks as a Weapon