Closing & throwing, boxeo de 1800
Publicado: 18 Nov 2010 18:14
Una cosilla maja de Mendoza:
Chap IV. Of closing, and throwing
In order to prevent your adversary's closing, the best method is to strike forward, which will keep him at a distance.If, notwithstanding this, he persists to rush on , you may strike a blow , and retreat. Bent too early on grasping you to be properly on his guard, he will lie open to a second blow, which you may hit, and then retreat again.
Another method by which closing may be avoided , is, when you fee your adversary's intention is such, to strike at him and drop on your knee: by this, you will probably evade the return . But the custom of dropping ought only to be used on critical occasions-such as when you are almost certain the man you fight with means to close ; or when he is so much stronger than you, that his blows will injure
you considerably should you even stop them; or when you are not well enough acquainted with the art to be able to stop them with dexterity; or when you find yourself so weak with fighting that is neccesary to save your arms as much as possible.
The common method of throwing is by tripping up; but this is a paltry effort, and often prevented by striking strait forward. If you are attentive to your adversary's motions, you will generally perceive that,before he attempts to trip you up , he will look downwards at your feet, in order to be more certain of the success of his attempt-strike him instantly in the face, and you will by that means effectually frustrate his intention.
Closing and throwing,though they depend principally on strenght,may in a great mesure be effected by skill, which must always give you the advantage where your adversary has not greatly the superiority in weight and strenght .
A succesfull manoeuvre in closing ,may be thus practised: - When your adversary¡s body and yours are almost in contact, before he can grasp hold of you properly, dart your left under his right arm bring it round his back , and seize with your hand the inside of his left arm near the elbow; at the same time throw your left leg behind him: thus you will pin down his left arm, disable his right from striking by its hanging useless over your shoulder ,and support his body on your left thigh, while you strike at his face and stomach with your right hand, without his having the power of guarding himself, or making any resistance.
If his left arm be too much forward for you to able to grasp it in this manner, you may remedy the inconvenience by seizing its wrist with your right hand, and thus pushing his arm back so as to place it within the reach of left hand.All this may be accomplished in an instant
If you are a left-handed man,it may be practised by darting your right arm through his left,seizing hold with it of his right hand, throwing your right leg behind him ,and beating him in front with your left hand.
When two persons close in fighting, the mutual attempt is to throw each other down.In order to do this, while you are both grappling with each other, place you left leg behind his right leg ,and in a struggle you may throw him backwards upon his head.Should your adversary serve you in this manner, you may make your situation his, and throw him instead of being thrown, by withdrawing your leg from before his, and placing it behind
The cross-buttock throw is one of the most dangerous falls that can be given.It can only occur,when your own and your adversary's right sides, in closing, happen to be in contact; in which case ,you are to take a low hold of the waistband of his breeches with your right hand,and of his shoulder with your left,and by this means cant him over your right hip, head foremost on the ground
Chap IV. Of closing, and throwing
In order to prevent your adversary's closing, the best method is to strike forward, which will keep him at a distance.If, notwithstanding this, he persists to rush on , you may strike a blow , and retreat. Bent too early on grasping you to be properly on his guard, he will lie open to a second blow, which you may hit, and then retreat again.
Another method by which closing may be avoided , is, when you fee your adversary's intention is such, to strike at him and drop on your knee: by this, you will probably evade the return . But the custom of dropping ought only to be used on critical occasions-such as when you are almost certain the man you fight with means to close ; or when he is so much stronger than you, that his blows will injure
you considerably should you even stop them; or when you are not well enough acquainted with the art to be able to stop them with dexterity; or when you find yourself so weak with fighting that is neccesary to save your arms as much as possible.
The common method of throwing is by tripping up; but this is a paltry effort, and often prevented by striking strait forward. If you are attentive to your adversary's motions, you will generally perceive that,before he attempts to trip you up , he will look downwards at your feet, in order to be more certain of the success of his attempt-strike him instantly in the face, and you will by that means effectually frustrate his intention.
Closing and throwing,though they depend principally on strenght,may in a great mesure be effected by skill, which must always give you the advantage where your adversary has not greatly the superiority in weight and strenght .
A succesfull manoeuvre in closing ,may be thus practised: - When your adversary¡s body and yours are almost in contact, before he can grasp hold of you properly, dart your left under his right arm bring it round his back , and seize with your hand the inside of his left arm near the elbow; at the same time throw your left leg behind him: thus you will pin down his left arm, disable his right from striking by its hanging useless over your shoulder ,and support his body on your left thigh, while you strike at his face and stomach with your right hand, without his having the power of guarding himself, or making any resistance.
If his left arm be too much forward for you to able to grasp it in this manner, you may remedy the inconvenience by seizing its wrist with your right hand, and thus pushing his arm back so as to place it within the reach of left hand.All this may be accomplished in an instant
If you are a left-handed man,it may be practised by darting your right arm through his left,seizing hold with it of his right hand, throwing your right leg behind him ,and beating him in front with your left hand.
When two persons close in fighting, the mutual attempt is to throw each other down.In order to do this, while you are both grappling with each other, place you left leg behind his right leg ,and in a struggle you may throw him backwards upon his head.Should your adversary serve you in this manner, you may make your situation his, and throw him instead of being thrown, by withdrawing your leg from before his, and placing it behind
The cross-buttock throw is one of the most dangerous falls that can be given.It can only occur,when your own and your adversary's right sides, in closing, happen to be in contact; in which case ,you are to take a low hold of the waistband of his breeches with your right hand,and of his shoulder with your left,and by this means cant him over your right hip, head foremost on the ground