Jail is a political pressure cooker and tension between factions often results in violence. The following technique was developed by pacifists and utilizes ecomomy of movcment principles.
We modern human beings spend inordinate amounts of time in non-confrontational situations. No, that person driving solo in the car-pool lane or stepping on your toes while you ordered a Macchiato do not qualify. Truth be told, the economic disparity found in contemporary society has resulted in some serious anxiety in the streets, and as the bottom of the fiscal pool remains murky your odds of encountering someone anxious to alleviate you of yours increase each day.
Something else to be considered is the omni-present threat of being incarcerated as a byproduct of some nebulous, or not so nebulous allegation. Believe me; as an expert in incarceration, I’ve scene more than my share of unlucky “good” people tossed in with others that know nothing else than the revolving door of the penal system. After all, the "incarceration complex" is in full swing, and we (the U.S.) love to lock people up. In short, Jails and Prisons are choked with frustrated folks all eager to hurt somebody for fun, “props’, “stripes”, an extra lunch, etc..
So, suffice to say, in addition to the aforementioned, there are a multitude of reasons one might be compelled to render a nemesis sightless. Let's do this!
Let's be clear on a few things before we begin. The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fervor that is pervading the globe like a viral pandemic has people "mounting" each other in parks, octagons, backyard boxing rings, on beaches...basically anywhere there is ample space for two people to roll intertwined on the ground. For the sake of clarity, that form of combat is the polar opposite of my preferred style. Personally- when I'm fighting somebody; I want to be at long distance, preferably in another zip-code!
Having one’s cornea scratched, gouged, or raked, is very painful, not to mention, significantly debilitating. Human beings only have four appendages (for the most part…please move on) capable of battering you. Most humans are only effective with their arms and it a universal fact that contacting anything with ones fists while blind is very difficult.
****The goal is to (A) grab your opponents opposite (left to left or right to right) arm (B) pull them forcefully toward you (C) impact their groin with a knee or foot, and succinctly rake, gouge, poke or scratch their eye(s) with your free hand.
Step 1- Take inventory of your appendages. You will need all of them to effectively execute this technique.
Step 2- Extend your arms as if you are imitating a bear. Place hands at shoulder height with your fingers extended like claws (Do not ball your fist and feign the movements of an adroit pugilist. You are NOT Charles Bronson in “Hard Times”-do not delude yourself!) and pay close attention to the location of your opponents appendages. Remain calm and wait.
Step 3- Your opportunity for implementation of the technique is the exact moment your opponent hurls an upper appendage at you. Simply cross-grab and pull the arm, direct a kick or knee to the groin, and rake, gouge, scratch or claw their eye(s).
Step 4- Go in haste to a different location!
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