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10. Practice razing skills with both your weak and dominant hands.
Chapter Five: Feral Fighting Drills and Exercises
In this chapter, I’m going to provide you with a variety of drills and exercises that will help develop and improve your Feral Fighting skills. Let’s begin with the anchor switching drill.
Anchor Switching Drill
As I discussed in Chapter Three, there might be circumstances when your opponent grabs your razing hand and pulls it away from his face. In such a situation, you will need to switch anchors in order to resume your razing assault. The following sequence of photographs demonstrate the anchor switching drill.
Step 1: Franco begins the drill by anchoring his opponents neck with his left hand.
Step 2: Franco begins his razing assault with a palm jolt.
Step 4: Franco delivers an eye rake.
Step 5: Franco’s training partner grabs his right wrist.
Step 6: Next, he traps Franco’s right hand to his chest.
Step 7: The training partner releases Franco’s left hand. Franco resumes razing.
Step 8: Franco delivers a Palm jolt.
Step 9: He follows up with an eye rake.
Step 10: Franco drags the eye rake downward.
Step 11: Next, he applies a shaving forearm.
Step 12: The training partner grabs Franco’s left wrist.
Step 13: Next, he releases Franco’s right hand. Franco resumes razing.
Step 14: Franco continues his assault until his training partner grabs his wrist.
Anchor Switching Limitations
Since the anchor switching drill requires you to perform razing skills on your live training partner, you must be especially careful with the speed and intensity of the assault. You might find a training partner that is overly sensitive to certain targets. The following photos demonstrate how your training partner might reflexively disengage from the drill.
Here, Franco performs the anchor switching drill with his partner.
He attacks his training partner’s neck.
Franco’s training partner reflexively disengages from the drill.
To remedy the problem, Franco uses a second man to prevent his training partner from disengaging the range of the drill.
Controlled Feral Fighting Simulations
If you are well versed in the Feral Fighting techniques and have a solid understanding of safety and control, you can perform both shielding and razing simulations. Once again, this drill should only be performed by practitioners who possess an exceptional amount of control. Remember, safety always comes first!
Step 1: The simulation begins with the defender (right) assuming a de-escalation stance.
Step 2: As the training partner rushes forward, the defender intercepts him with a controlled shielding wedge maneuver.
Step 4: He follows up with a controlled short arc hammer fist strike to the nose.
Step 5: Followed by another shaving forearm to the side of
Step 6: Next, in a slow and controlled fashion, the defender performs the neck crank technique.
Step 7: The defender carefully turns his training partner’s neck counter clockwise.
Step 8: The attacker quickly finds himself in a rear naked choke hold.
Step 9: Once the choke is solidified, the defender takes his training partner to the ground.
Full-Contact Feral Fighting Simulations
You and your training partner can also perform full-contact simulations. Once again, safety should always be your priority.
Step 1: The defender (right) assumes a de-escalation stance.
Step 2: The defender closes the distance gap by lunging forward with a shielding wedge at the attacker’s face.
Step 3: The defender anchors his partner’s neck and delivers a shaving forearm.
Step 4: Next, he attacks with a short arc hammer fist to the nose.
Step 5: The defender follows up with another shaving forearm.
Step 6: He performs a controlled eye rake across his partner’s eyes.
Step 7: In a slow and controlled fashion, the defender performs the neck crank technique.
Step 8: The defender carefully turns his training partner’s neck counter clockwise.
Step 9: He forces his training partner to the ground.
Step 10: The defender establishes the side mount position.
Shielding Wedge “Static Line” Drill
The static line drill develops the basic body mechanics of the shielding wedge, while simultaneously testing the structural integrity of your technique.
Step 1: Your partner stands with both fists clenched and his arms extended.
Step 2: Deliver your shielding wedge and make contact your training partner’s fists. This will test the structural integrity of your technique.
Shielding Wedge “Dynamic Line” Drill
The dynamic line drill is similar to the first drill, but it differs because your training partner provides both resistance and movement in the form of a straight line attack.
Step 1: The defender (right) assumes a de-escalation stance.
Step 2: His training partner delivers a linear punch (i.e., jab, lead straight, etc).
Step 3: The defender moves forward with a shielding wedge. Notice how his training partners initial punch is deflected downward.
Step 4: The defender closes the distance gap while simultaneously deflecting his training partner’s second linear punch.
Step 5: The drill is complete once the shielding wedge makes contact with the opponent’s face.
Shielding Wedge “Breaking Off The Line” Drill
Breaking off the line drill brings you one step closer to preparing for a postal attack. In this exercise, your training partner can throw linear blows, hooks, uppercuts, and overhead shots.
Step 1: The defender (right) assumes a de-escalation stance.
Step 2: His training partner delivers a linear punch (i.e., jab, lead straight, etc).
Step 3: The defender moves forward with a shielding wedge. Again, notice how his training partners initial punch is deflected downward.
Step 4: The defender closes the distance gap
Step 5: The training partner delivers a lead hook punch, but misses his target. The defender is now able to raze his opponent.
More Resources
The unfortunate fact is static photographs don’t do justice to the overwhelming and destructive nature of Feral Fighting. To truly appreciate the brutal and effective characteristics of this unconventional fighting method, I strongly encourage you to watch the dozens of realistic self-defense scenarios featured in my Feral Fighting training video. You can find it on Amazon.com and my website.
I wish you all the best of luck in your training,
- Sammy Franco
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With over 30 years of experience, Sammy Franco is one of the world’s foremost authorities on armed and unarmed self-defense. Highly regarded as a leading innovator in combat sciences, Mr. Franco was one of the premier pioneers in the field of “reality-based” self-defense and martial arts instruction.
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