Striking
Asp is a Kenpo move designed to pin the opponent’s arms while using your right
arm to strike. It is quick and reversed momentum of the opponent while knocking
them into a level of confusion making further attacks difficult. The defensive
move doesn’t require a lot of skill and this is one of the reasons why it can
be so effective during difficult situations.
Keeping
all actions within the right arm helps beginners to remember the sequence and
maintain action throughout the process. As one gains skills they can use that
arm in different ways when the opponent does unexpected movements or successfully
blocks thereby breaking the sequence. This is an inherent benefit of learning both
the traditional and modified moves.
At
times the modified methods can be used with greater effectiveness. The names to
do not always match up but they do resemble similarities in movements. We will
call the two different, but similar moves, Striking Asp and Striking Snake.
Striking Asp A (Opponent
Grabs Both Lapels):
-Reach
over the top of your opponent’s arms with your left hand and pin opponent’s
left wrist with your left hand while stepping back with your left foot (Pin
should be a cupping of the hand and not a grab).
-Rotate
hips to the right as you bring your right arm back and around to deliver a
raking punch to opponent’s head. (Keep momentum after hit to bring fist close
to left ear.)
-Deliver
a back knuckle punch to opponent’s right temple.
Striking Snake Modification
(Opponent Grabs Both Lapels):
-Reach
over the top of your opponent’s arms with your left hand and pin opponent’s
left wrist with your left hand while stepping forward with your right foot (Pin
should be a cupping of the hand and not a grab).
-Deliver
right middle finger fist to opponent’s solar plexus.
-Bring
right arm up and complete full inward block to clear opponent’s arms away from
body.
-Deliver
right handed chop to neck.
-Right
elbow to the left side of opponent’s head.
