Gym
 

Gym, P.E.- whatever you want to call it, well, you're in it! Here we will now be learning Self Defense. Sydney Bristow must know many moves to pulverise all her enemies. Now you learn them.


Jab-- The most basic punch. This one comes right from the front of the body and most of the weight is on the front foot. It involves pushing the arm in a straight line from the knuckles, and moves as if punching right through the target. It's great for hitting just below the nose, the Solar Plexis, temple, or carotid artery.

Hook-- In this punch, the weight of the body is also on the front leg. The punching arm is at a 90-degree angle with the body- the arm should look as if resting on a wall. To execute the punch, the upper body twists to make contact with the opposite side of the attaacker's body (a left hook will get the attacker's right side). Its most effective targets: the jaw, ribs, and nose.

Uppercut-- This move packs a wallop at the jaw, face, or chest of the oppinent. It starts from behind the hip and moves up through the front of the body, extending knees as you come up. The body's weight is on the opposite leg of the punching arm.

Cross punch (also known as "power punch")-- The most powerful of punches, this one comes from behind and derives its power as the hips and the shoulder also become part of the pucnh- not just the arm. Targets for this punch are the Solar Plexis and just below the nose.

Elbow strike-- This cool little maneuver is the perfect badass move for finishing off- an up-close and powerful strike. To execute this move, bend your arm, turn your back foot and shift your weight onto it. Strike with the front of the elbow. Great for getting temple, jaws, cheekbone, and neck targets.

Front kick-- Always gorgeously executed by Sydney with all the grace of a Radio City Music Hall Rockette.For this kick, all the weight moces onto the rear leg. The front leg, the kicking leg, is raised with a bent knee, and then the foot snaps up from the knee.The targets- shins, just below the kneecaps, groin, and, if you can really kick high, the chin, gets slammed with the ball of the foot.

Side kick-- This is a total power kick that involves kicking with the heel. All the weight gets shifted to the resting leg. The kicking leg, with bent knee, lines up in front of the body, foot flexed and aimed sideward. The taget gets hit with the heel, not the top, of the foot. Great for knocking out shins, kneecpas, and groins.

Roundhouse kick-- A roundhouse kick is a lot like a sidekick, but this time, instead of kicking with the heel, the target gets nailed with the front of the foot. Really lays it into the side of the kneecap, the side of the thigh, and the side of the abdomen.

Back kick-- Also like the sidekick- but perfect for sneaky attackers. All the weight of the body shifts to resting leg, which is slightly bent. Kick out back leg with heel, maing sure to keep your eye on the target: an evil groin, hip, or kneecap.

Drop kick-- A beauty of a kick that starts with one knee- not the one on the kicking leg- raised. When the knee drops, the other leg simultaneously executes a high front kick. The momentum fives the kick more power and the kicker greater balance. Targets the groin, hip, kneecap, or chin.



All of the moves have come from the book "A/K/A Jennifer Garner," by Maggie Marron.