Cavaliers Cavalier #1
Starting Position: Grab the attacker’s right wrist with your left hand. With your right hand, “cap” the attacker’s right hand by placing your hand over his. This can be done with an explosive punching movement with your hand.
Pull
the wrist
toward you with
your left and
push down with
your right,
putting strain on
the attacker’s
wrist. Apply pressure using
your upper
body and even your
legs, not just
your arms.
This hold should
take place
approximately a forearm’s
length away from
your
body.
Pivot to your
left on your right
foot while driving
the attacker’s
arm down, slamming him
to the
ground. As
you complete
the move,
bend your
knees, NOT your
back, to
keep control
of the
attacker.
Immediately
twist sharply back, laying your shin against his neck and your knee
along his arm to prevent him from rolling out.
Tips:
The cavalier is made by pushing the fist down toward the wrist,
not by twisting it.
Cavalier #2
Starting Position: Grab the attacker’s right wrist with your left hand. With your right, “cap” the attacker’s right hand by placing your hand over his. This can be done with an explosive punching movement with your hand.
Pull
the wrist
toward you with
your left and
push down with
your right,
putting strain on
the attacker’s
wrist. Apply the pressure
using your
upper body and
even your legs,
not just your
arms. This hold
should take
place approximately a
forearm’s length
away from your body
for maximum
force.
Burst
forward, pushing the
arm to the
outside of the
attacker’s shoulder and
then down. Be
prepared to move
farther forward
with your feet
if the
attacker’s fall
requires it.
Immediately
twist sharply back,
laying your
shin against his neck and
your knee along
his arm to
prevent him
from rolling
out.
Cavalier #3
This cavalier often causes the attacker’s hand to open, and is effective if you wish to make him let go of an object.
This cavalier can be the same as either #1 or #2, except that instead of placing one hand on the wrist and one on the hand, both hands are on the wrist and both thumbs push the back of the hand down to make the technique.
Starting Position: Catch the attacker’s hand and wrist in your two hands. Place both thumbs on the back of his hand; be sure your fingers around his wrist do not brace the wrist and prevent it from bending.
Pull
with your fingers
and push with your
thumbs so the
attacker’s hand
goes down toward
his wrist. This
will cause
his hand
to
open.
From here, you can take him down as in #1 and #2.
Cavalier #4
Cavalier #4 is made when the attacker’s wrist is too strong, or when the defender wants the cavalier to knock an object out of the attacker’s hand.
Starting Position: Grab the attacker’s right wrist with your left hand.
With your
right arm,
deliver an elbow strike to
the attacker’s
wrist.
As soon as you feel that you’ve broken the wrist, press down with your forearm until you take the attacker down.
