Move of the Week for the week of January 6, 1997

Face your opponent	As your opponent steps in and punches, step forward and left with your left foot, ducking your opponent's blow and striking with your forearm into his stomach or ribs.
Raise your right knee and kick to the back of your opponent's right knee.	As your opponent goes to his knees, strike the back of his head with your right elbow, driving him to the ground.
Finish your opponent with a stomp or other appropriate technique.	Back away from your opponent, but remain ready.

Use caution when practicing this technique in the studio and using it in a self-defense situation. Many of these blows can cause serious, permanent injury to your opponent. This technique is an example of someone turning a potential disadvantage into an advantage. The defender uses her height (or lack thereof) to duck under the strike, and aims her counter-attacks at particularly weak areas.

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