Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-11-12

bly fally recover. One great advantage
OF this blow is that catching your op
ponent totally unprepared and his mol
seeing the blow coming makes 1t very
hard for him TO use any guard. The
momentum given your body will place
your face toward your antagonist, and
turning around, as you do, you are
ready and may easily strike again,
Figure 1 shows one Of the most effec'
| tive head blows or brakes" known.
| Use it If you are clinched or there Is an
endeavor to throw you upon the floor.
II can be used in connection with any
ate npt to seize and throw. Allow your
opponent every advantage In catching
hold of you, taking good care to keep
him from binding your arms to your
side. Allow him TO catch you full
around the waist, of which advantage
be will be glad to avail himself. Now
raise both of your hands above your
head, locking your fingers and bringing
them down with aQuick, showing move
ment upon his forehead. The sensation
he will feel will be that Of an electric
shock and will bring him TO his knees OF
throw him backward. The blow or
pressure seems to force the backbone
into the base Of the brain and produce
| something like %momentary paralysis,
and II delivered with full force will pos
sIbly break his neck or iniure him very
seriously.
GUARD FOR CHAIR OR CLUB.
A good guard for the protection Of
ones self from an assault with a chair,
cane or any attempt to hit you over the
head with any weapon is that shown In
figure 3. The cut is almost all the ex-
PLANTATION needed. As soon as the
weapon-stick, chair or blackjack-is
raised to strike close in, throw your
left hand up to ward of the blow
and catch the full force OF 1t on
your arm. The quicker this is done
the less force the blow will have, as
YOUR closing in breaks its force and
keeps your assailant from breaking
down your guard and landing on your
head. Use the left arm at an angle, so
that the blow will slide of at the elbow.
Hit with your right fist tightly closed
landing either on the lower left Jaw or
with an upward or side movement under
the chin.
Sometimes it is a knife your opponent
has, and then you can use a throw"
A man with a knife and the determine
ton OF making you q ft subject for a
surgical operation is no pleasant pic
ture, and is likely to cause what Is
known as "heart failure" or, in other
words, complete loss of nerve and an
overwhelming desire TO go somewhere
and go quickly. Still he can be dis
armed IL you are cool and quick. Re-
member that II you should turn to run
away you are likely to be cut, and
that YOU are also at o disadvantage
| should he strike at your back. So,
even il you are in fear, meet him face
to face with your eyes looking into his.
Jump quickly forward, catching his
right wrist with your left hand, SHOW
ing the knife from you and to your lett
side above your head. Place your right
foot forward so that you will be nearly
| back to back with him, and having your
body slightly inclined toward your lett.
| Grasp his throat with your right hand,
| choking at the same time, and force
| him backward wei your hip and leg to
| the ground. In this position you will
be able, as soon rs he falls, TO fall upon
| him yourself, driving your right knee
into his throat or face, and thus chok-
ing him into dropping his knife
Never under any circumstances let &c
Of his right wrist.
THROW HIM OVER YOUR SHOULDER.
There is also an overhead throw thai
can be used III case of attack. 1t cause
a very severe fall, and is likely TO result
in a broken limb or head. 1t is accom-
piished in this manner: Catch your op
~ponent's left wrist with your left hand,
and, throwing his arm over your RICH
shoulder, pull his arm around your necI
and to your left side with your LEI
hand. Step forward with the RICH
foot, which will throw your RICH
shoulder against his stomach or breast
Put your right arm between his leg
and around his right leg. Then give
Quick pull with your left hand, liftint
his body with your shoulder and arm
PAe movement will throw him clea
over your shoulders. Do the wori
quickly and he will 90 over your should
ers, landing on his head some distance
from you. The heavier the man Is tn
harder he falls. One Of the advantage
Of this throw is that u man OF ligh
weight can throw a heavy man Will
ease and celebrity.
Like everything else, to be success
fully accomplished these things mus
be practlced until they are familiar
and should the circumstances be sucl
that you could not use one, use another
Take for example an attempt TO sta
with q knife. n you should rush II
quickly you would be able to use tn
guard for a stick or chair, as shown In big
ure2 The hand grasping the knife ha
to pause q nentarily In coming in con
tact with IT left arm used as a guard
and by ge, lg up rather close to hin
you can ca y hit him with your righ
or catch his hand and throw him owe
your shoulder. In fact, the vsriou
guards shown ian be used In almos
any combination Of blows or style 0
attack, and if the position is such tina
one cannot be used work another. ia
miliarize yourself with these move
ments. II attacked keep cool, don't b
scared and hit hard and quick. Neve
start q fuss" but after getting In
do your best, for your life may depent
m IN