These methods of responding visually to patterns, so that perception and attacking the attacker become one and the same, are also of benefit to women, although they are not confronted with the ritual combat situations typical for men (but quite possibly with the new one between women*). The benefit comes in two respects:

1. Psychological/internal

Both men and women gain in self-confidence during macho role-plays, especially by adopting dominant positions, space-occupying gestures and use of the voice.

2. The technical aspects – especially positioning – themselves

Combat logic requires us to attack the aggressive party on the flank, or better still from behind. Predators also adopt this strategy by inducing their prey to flee.
Our opponent thinks of us as his victim, indeed he has selected us for this role. But we turn the tables on him: it is we who become the predator and attack the attacker!

Right from the start we always try to adopt the safe outside position. If we are on his outside, we are on the safe side!
By "outside" I mean outside one or both of his arms.
Outside both his arms means taking him in a frontal pincer movement, and while this literally means having the upper hand, positioning ourselves on the flank is preferable. Correct positioning disguised by gesticulating body language helps us to do this.

Standing frontally between the arms of the opponent, and therefore in the "corridor of death"** is the greatest possible mistake, and is based on a widespread misinterpretation of the 1st movement in the wooden dummy form, and indeed even the meaning of the wooden dummy.

However, we are still able to get into the opponent's flank during the interactive process of a fight if we have not been successful in proactively eliminating the threat completely and finally with one of the four "Lighting strikes": if one of his arms is in the process (timing!) of crossing his "vertical centreline" – and this happens almost regularly during defensive movements and attempts to grab or punch us, or generally when he looks set to cross his arms in some way – an opportunity opens up (Kairos!) for us to gain the safe, superior  outside position and leave the "corridor of death".
This desirable behaviour by the opponent is easy to provoke (provocation!).

This concept of responding to the four basic positions of the opponent and bringing order into the apparent chaos by our own position as a form of "Jeet Kuen" is a recurring theme in our WT.

And later too, when practicing the anti-ambush programme, perception and responsive movement must be one and the same.

Your SiFu/SiGung
Keith R. Kernspecht
 

Erläuterungen:

*   A form of ritual combat copied from men can also be observed in women …
**  As my friend Saladinov, Vice World Champion in Sambo, called the outside position once I had
     explained my WT concept to him.