kung fu moves · 06/15/2023

Chopsticks self-defense technique

Chopsticks are an indispensable tableware in our lives, and chopsticks have been used in martial arts for self-defense since ancient times, and many martial arts novels and film and television dramas often have martial arts masters using chopsticks to defeat opponents.

The three ultra-short weapons of Dai’s Xinyi Fist in Qi County, Shanxi Province are travel pens, Emei thorns, and iron chopsticks, which shows that chopsticks are indeed ultra-practical short weapons.

“Kung Fu Martial Arts Cool” has compiled three chopstick fighting moves for self-defense and shared them with you.

First, the shelf is dazzling

(1) Harsh combat cases on the shelf

The enemy smashed the wine bottle in his right hand from top to bottom; We immediately put our left hand on the shelf, then stabbed our hands left and down, while quickly stabbing the enemy’s eyes with chopsticks in our right hand (Figures 1-1, Figs. 1-2).

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(2) Basic technologies for listing dazzling

Hold the chopsticks in front of the chest with your right hand, raise your left hand diagonally to the left, then brush your hand to the lower left (outward), and stab the chopsticks forward with your right hand (Figures 1-3, Figs. 1-4).

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(3) Harsh training methods on the shelf

According to the technical requirements of Fig. 1-3 and Fig. 1-4, click the pre-marked points on the sandbag with chopsticks to train the accuracy of the click.

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Second, stab the throat

(1) Actual combat cases of stabbing the throat

The enemy hit us in the chest with his right hand; We immediately pressed the enemy’s right hand in front of the abdomen with our left hand, while stabbing the enemy throat with chopsticks in our right hand (Figure 2-1).

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(2) The basic technique of stabbing the throat

We hold the chopsticks with our right hand, press them outward with our left hand, and then the chopsticks are pierced forward (Fig. 2-2).

(3) Training methods for stabbing the throat

Hold the chopsticks in accordance with the technical requirements of Figure 2-2, cooperate with the defensive action, and use the chopsticks to click the pre-marked points on the sandbag to train the accuracy of the click.

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3. Press down to scratch the eye

(1) Actual combat cases with eye-scratching below

The enemy grabbed me with his left hand; We immediately pressed the enemy’s right forearm with our right hand and quickly slashed the enemy’s eye with chopsticks from the upper right to the left diagonally down (Figure 3-1).

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(2) The basic technique of pressing down the eye

With chopsticks in your right hand, press down with the palm of your left hand facing down, and use the chopsticks to swipe horizontally or diagonally forward (Fig. 3-2).

(3) The training method of pressing the eye

Find a small tree, press the branch down with the palm of your left hand downwards according to the technical requirements of Figure 3-2, and use chopsticks to stroke the leaves horizontally or diagonally forward (Figures 3-3).

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The methods introduced above, although simple, are all fierce moves, less than a last resort, and must be used carefully!