The Fence - Review and Notes

Notes

Various Video Clips

Introduction to the Fence

What is the Fence

Doing the Fence

• • Needs to be very non-treating / casual. They must not know the fence is up and they are being controlled. If they do, they will fight for control.

  • Proactive Trapping

    • Use your lead hand to hold distance

    • Use your lead hand (left if you are right handed) to control his right hand

    • Use your back hand ready for attack.

  • Keep the fence up.

    • Don’t put it up and take it down

    • Keep moving don’t getting to staring match

  • Control the center line.

    • Stepping off to side will put him off balance

    • Stepping off to the side will open up targets (Jaw line) Avoid mouth and nose and eye

  • Strike First!!

    • Got to sort this out in your mind. We have always been taught not to hit 1^st.

    • Know your law. Most states “If you feel you are endanger and you need to attack to prevent it, you can”

    • You cannot block and counter.

    • If there is more than one you may die!!

  • Body Language - If you touch the persons lead hand:

  • If they pull back violently, they are going to fight

  • If they drop their chin, they are going to fight

  • If they don’t pull back and allow you to touch it, you may be able to talk them out of a fight.

  • If they touch you more than once, they may be getting the range.

• Body Language – Distance

  • If they close the distance, they are going to attract

  • If they back up and posture, they most likely are not going to fight.

• Verbal Language – Watch for the following as indicators of attack

  • Single syllable being repeated “What” “And” “Fuck”

  • Very short sentences. Caveman speak

  • Silence

• The Attack

  • Attack 1^st

  • Attack as hard as you can!! You have given him chances to leave and he hasn’t.

  • You must know how to attack.

  • Run a way.

  • Practice attacking from close range about 18 inches. Understand that most martial arts practice attacks from a much larger range.

  • Ask a question just before you attack. Serves to important parts:

    • Engages the persons brain and causes them to pause.

    • Gives you a trigger to attack. Practice the question when you practice the attack.

• Practice with more than one attacker

  • You have to hit first

  • You have to hit hard

  • You can use a side fence (you perpendicular to the person) and head butt them.

  • Keep in mind that most areas if you have more than one attacker and you “Believe” they are going to attack, you can attack 1^st and with lethal force. (This is not on the tape but the case in Kentucky and some other states in the USA.)

Different ver of the Fence

• • The TR Method. Work from a side fence (you perpendicular to the person) and head butt them.

  • KA Method. Works into them using a submissive manor working along the side like “Hey let’s talk about this and not fight. Let’s go over here” and by this get to the side of them and then come back in with a hook and knock them out.

  • JG Method. Just as he would attack, he would drop down below their tunnel vision and pop up with a hook and knock them out. The drop would disorientate them.

  • Dave Bridge Method – Best used in loud environments like clubs. He would put his hand up to his ear like he couldn’t hear them (using his elbow to keep up the fence) and say “I can’t hear you. What did you say?” (note the question) and then he would slap them with the other hand to the jaw or ear. Also has the advantage of when the police show up you can say “I just slapped him”

  • John Anderson Method – He would try and control the lead hand. If they let him, he would try to lead them out. If not, he would prep for an attack. If they moved back in, he would push them back (giving them a chance to walk away). If they came back, he would attack. Timing is very important here. When you push them away (make a gap) you can Balloon up, Pace side to side, get loud, issue a threat “If you come back over here I’m going to rip your head off and then I’ll come to where you live finish it”. This triggers the flight response and gives them the “That guy is crazy” excuse to leave. You must create a gap. If he comes over the line, you have to attack!

  • Environmental Fence – Use something physical as your fence. Use a chair, a table, a car. If you are in a car, stay in, lock the doors and drive away.

You have to make the fence part of your life.

· Practice it when talking with normal peoples in non conformational settings.

· Has to be unconscious.