Foot Stomping Technique From Behind

This technique has much the same steps as the "Foot Stomping" and the "Break the Knee Joint" techniques. Let’s start by going through the "Stomp" steps, just in case you haven’t read those articles yet:

The Foot Stomp Technique

1. Start with your feet at shoulder width (stand normally).

2. Pivot on the ball of your foot. Turn your left heel around, so that the heel is pointing at the ball of your right foot (where your big toe meets your foot).

3. Lift the right knee up to a horizontal position and point the toes up. At the same time, turn your body side on to your attacker. Notice how easy and natural it feels after turning your heel first -- your knee on the left leg doesn’t twist.

4. Now, with the blade of your right foot (the foot you’ve got swaying in the breeze), aim and then strike on the middle of the kneecap. Select the easiest or most convenient kneecap to strike. The blade of the foot is the long outside part. Use the middle of the blade, between the toe and the heel.

5. Continue down the shin very fully contacting where their shin joins their foot.

6. Give it all you’ve got!

Shoes with good hard solid heels and bases will help you cause maximum damage.

Put your shoes on and go find a street sign pole (or the like) to practice this on. Work on speed, accuracy, and as always, think about timing and surprise!

Let’s look at The Foot Stomp From Behind Technique

It’s difficult to see where your attacker has his feet, if you’re being held in a "bear-hug" (him behind you with his arms around your upper body and gripping his own wrists).

Or, maybe if he has you from behind in a headlock (one arm around your neck which is gripping his other wrist).

The trick to this is in good timing and in using your attacker's weight to your advantage, in two ways:

1. Go with it! As your attacker grabs you, he may move you forward or backwards. As he does, you will move with him. If he pulls you back, you should not resist (much)… move back with him.

2. Then lift your front leg at the knee and stomp hard, DAMNED hard, on his foot using his shin as a guide down to his foot, as explained above.

What happens is this: When you both move back (on the left foot for example), you step roughly where he had his foot. Then without having to look, you can judge where his right foot is, because it will be in line with your left foot. It’s a bit of a dance.

You never thought you’d be dancing with your attacker, did you? Just look at it as "Break Dancing."

If you’re standing still and you push your weight forward or pull back, your attacker will naturally resist by pushing forward or pulling back. At the same time you step, he steps just enough for you to judge where to strike. Don’t strike unless you are ready, you have a clear target (the knee) and you are balanced.

Being off balance will greatly reduce the striking power. If your timing is right and you pause for half a second to check your balance, you should catch your attacker off guard. You can't use too much force, so give it all you've got.

Make sure you contact the foot. This will absorb the shock for you. Use his shin as a guide down to his foot. Consider a direct hit to be where the foot meets the shin (lower leg). Even if you don’t break a bone, scoring a direct hit WILL slow your attacker down enough for you to exit the arena.

Please note that you can also use the "Fold the Knee Joint Technique." When you know where the target is, just make like a horse and lift your knee up in front of you, aim and kick back behind you, into the attacker’s knee.

Well, that about wraps it up for this technique! If you haven’t already done so, take a look at the foot stomping and the break the knee joint techniques. You will learn a few more tips and tricks, which will help you with this technique. 

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