How Do You Defend Against An Attacker Holding A Knife To The Throat Using Samurai Karate Seiza Technique?
Samurai Karate is a form of self defense developed by the Samurai class of Japan. It was created as a means for the Samurai to defend himself . A large part of Samurai Karate was the Seiza defense techniques. These were comprised of various moves meant to defend oneself when attacked while in the Seiza “Proper Posture” sitting position. As this was the position etiquette demanded a samurai take when indoors, a samurai who was ambushed, was often in this position. Get into a Seiza sitting position directly across from your opponent. Do this by kneeling down and sinking down to sit on the backs of your heels. Posture is very important so keep your back straight and place your hands at the tops of your thighs, elbows sticking outward. Your opponent should be behind you. Allow your opponent to approach you from behind and place his knife against the front of your throat. For the purposes of this article we will assume your attacker is right handed. Simply reverse the instructions if your a
