"We can try from behind next," Matt muses mildly, amused despite himself because there's honestly no way to phrase that without it sounding a little dirty. He means it though, he'll teach her a few different grabs just in case any future assailants try to mix it up. The best preparation he can give her is to give her is to give her techniques that were as varied as possible. The pressure points were consistent, the techniques followed similar rules. Once she had all the pieces she could put them together any way she wanted.
Matt hasn't had a whole lot of students in self defense, so he has no idea how common it is to correct your instructor when you felt you didn't do it quite right. Still, it seems very Karen to not be satisfied and want to go back and try again before she's even finished her first attempt. He obliges, because he figures it's more important for her to find the technique than earn a hard learned lesson that she might not always get the grip she wants on an attacker.
The second time she finds the purchase she wants, and he can't quite help but let go; that's the whole point, and he's about as pleased by her success as she is. "Good," Matt tells her, and he means it. It might be slow, but they can work on that. Understanding the technique is more important, now. "We'll work on faster. If they have you with both hands, you can do it two handed, though getting rid of one might leave them in enough pain that they'll let go with the other."
If she pulled down hard and fast enough, she'd be dislocating some fingers, which really tended to distract a person.
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Date: 2019-09-16 03:51 am (UTC)Matt hasn't had a whole lot of students in self defense, so he has no idea how common it is to correct your instructor when you felt you didn't do it quite right. Still, it seems very Karen to not be satisfied and want to go back and try again before she's even finished her first attempt. He obliges, because he figures it's more important for her to find the technique than earn a hard learned lesson that she might not always get the grip she wants on an attacker.
The second time she finds the purchase she wants, and he can't quite help but let go; that's the whole point, and he's about as pleased by her success as she is. "Good," Matt tells her, and he means it. It might be slow, but they can work on that. Understanding the technique is more important, now. "We'll work on faster. If they have you with both hands, you can do it two handed, though getting rid of one might leave them in enough pain that they'll let go with the other."
If she pulled down hard and fast enough, she'd be dislocating some fingers, which really tended to distract a person.