Russian fist fight technique. How to learn to fight at home. Eye gouging with fingers

Keywords: technique, history, Russian style, rocker, hand-to-hand combat, cape, Belov

Now that the reader has got acquainted with the principles of body movement (with the principles, since talking about the technique of this direction, of course, cannot fit into the framework of magazine articles), it would be quite logical to move on to the pearl of Russian fisticuffs - swinging joint. The rocker can be called the heaviest blow of fisticuffs, his "heavy artillery". This is an energy-intensive blow, they don’t pour the battle with it, they prepare it, “lead”, as we say. But on the other hand, it is so effective that it can be “pulled out” not only along the open hull, taking advantage of a mistake in the enemy’s defense, but also along this defense itself, that is, through the defense element.

NAKIDUHA (blaze). The blow belongs to a series of vertical blows, that is, its trajectory passes in this projection. It is performed by free sending of a bent arm forward-from above. The blow has a great damaging effect (cinogram 1).
A variant of the strike with the body tilted forward. From the position of the Key Charter, we tilt the body. The impact develops inertially, following the movement of the body. With increasing acceleration, we bring the hand into the fire (Fig.).
KIY is a traditional form in wall-to-wall combat. The blow is performed with a hammer of a fist thrown forward in a horizontal projection.
The elbow in this blow is kept constantly on weight. The forearm, by inertial rotation in the elbow joint, returns to initial position and continues the cue in a series of strokes (Fig.).
Russian fisticuffs are a picture of an always bright, gambling competition. The traditional paraphernalia, which I spoke about above, which creates its unique image, also includes a system of conspiracies that came from pagan antiquity. I suggest that fans replenish their collections with one of these conspiracies.
“I, the servant of God, having been blessed, will go crossing myself, from the hut to the door, from the gate to the gate, into the open field, to the east, to the east side, to the Okyan-sea, and on that holy Okyan-sea stands an old master husband , and that holy Okian-sea has a raw oak cracked, and that master-husband cuts a raw oak with his damask ax, and as chips fly from that raw oak, a fighter-fighter, kind, falls down from me (name) on the damp earth well done, every day and every hour. Amen (thrice). And that word of mine is the key to the sea, the castle in heaven, from now to the century” (from the collection of M. Zabylin, 1880).
Let's talk about another side of fisticuffs - the technique of punches ... with legs. It is quite obvious that the attitude of the fighters towards such blows was ambiguous. So, the famous Kazan cloth makers - unsurpassed masters of wall fighting, considered them "dirty" technique. Ryazanians did not allow such strikes either. Why?
Perhaps this was the effect of the psychology of the wall fight itself. Let's imagine the following picture: winter, on the ice of the river (and wall fights were carried out mainly on such sites), densely standing ranks of fighters converge. All of them are in thick and heavy sheepskin coats (clothing perfectly absorbs and holds the blow. In fisticuffs, there are even ways to protect yourself with a sheepskin collar). The main tactical technique is to hold the wall of the formation, which is achieved by tightly pressing a comrade to the shoulder.
This already suggests little need to use the legs as a fighting tool. First, it's slippery. Second, it's tight. Third, laborious big weight, if we count the sheepskin coat, it falls on the supporting leg, etc. Of course, the tradition of wall fighting could not but affect the attitude towards fighting with the feet.
But after all, in addition to wall-to-wall fighting in the Russian tradition, there were also fights “on oneself” and “clutch-dump”. And here the case is different.
Here is what the 16th-century Austrian diplomat Baron Sigismund von Herberstein says in Notes on Moscow Affairs: “They start fighting with their fists, and soon ... with great fury they kick in the face, neck, chest, stomach and reproductive parts ...” Another overseas visitor two centuries later, that is, in the eighteenth century, wrote: “The soldiers, when they beat at once and with their hands and feet, seem ready to eat one another, so ferocious is the expression on their faces. And yet they remain best friends when it's over."

Russian fisticuffs are more conditionally oriented real life. It can be conducted in any conditions, using any techniques. In case of an unexpected attack, the techniques of Russian fisticuffs will help to defend yourself to a greater extent. Unusual conditions for a fight and the lack of gloves can make it difficult for an experienced boxer to react quickly and defeat the opponent. Fist fighters are less dependent on the conditions in which the fight takes place, and are always "with weapons".

The differences between Russian fisticuffs and boxing also lie in the features of the stances and the way the fighters move. They are hit differently by hand. In a fist fight, the elbow works more actively. There are many other technical differences as well.

Techniques and techniques of Russian fisticuffs have been developed over the centuries, so many modern schools hand-to-hand combat are based on them. They are more defensively oriented than attacking. But at the same time, they allow you to defend yourself in such a way as to repel the attack and overcome the opponent. Training in Russian fisticuffs must be carried out in practice. For its understanding and development, communication with a coach is of great importance. In addition to studying directly the techniques of fisticuffs, it is necessary to improve overall physical fitness.

Russian fisticuffs are characterized by speed of movement. Fighters do not take special stances before striking, since the distance between them is often minimal. Basically, they use punching techniques, performed not only with their hands, but also with their feet, and in rare cases they use grappling techniques. The basis of Russian fisticuffs is made up of hard oblique blows, which are combined with throws through the chest, sweeps and footboards. Used in fisticuffs, grips similar to sambo techniques.

M. V. Shatunov tells in detail about the features of Russian fisticuffs in the already mentioned book "Russian Fisticuffs". Fighters do not use gloves or any weapons. During the fight, they can hit the most sensitive parts of the body, as well as the back, neck and legs. They use grappling techniques to inflict more swipe. There are also technical differences in Russian fisticuffs from other fighting schools. For example, block protection is not used. The opponent's blow is deftly evaded or sought to make the blow turn out to be a sliding one. In Russian fisticuffs, wedging a blow is used when the opponent’s blow is interrupted by a counter blow, it is possible to crush the blow when the enemy is not allowed to perform the intended action. During the blow, the fighter's fist moves from the shoulder, with active movement in the elbow joint. In this case, the principle of wedge-shaped concentration is used. According to M. V. Shatunov, who has been engaged in martial arts for many years, there are no clear scenarios in Russian fisticuffs. A wide variety of techniques allows you to successfully lead into battle with any opponent. The peculiarities of Russian fisticuffs include the exact targeting of the blow. Most often, a fighter's fist is directed and reaches the opponent's arms, legs, and head. All techniques are performed very quickly, if necessary, actions can be repeated. The actions of the fighters have been worked out, and the response to the blow occurs almost automatically. In battle, aggressive emotions are manifested, which each fighter supports and nourishes in himself.

Radogora, like many other combat schools (other types of Slavic-Goritsa wrestling, the Kadochnikov system), belongs to hand-to-hand combat. However, it does not use any weapons. The fight with the enemy is carried out only with "bare hands".

Given all the distinctive features, it becomes clear why Russian fisticuffs are not just a sport or a martial art. It is of great practical importance in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, especially in case of an unexpected attack.

Technique of Russian fisticuffs

Radogora is a system of fisticuffs in which each technique is performed in a certain way and has its own purpose. It uses techniques and techniques, both traditional, developed over the centuries, and modern, developed by A. K. Belov. There are techniques that allow you to strike the enemy with your hands, head and legs. Experienced fighters of Radogora have good control over their body, react quickly and in almost any situation they can resist the attacker.

All people are divided into right-handers and left-handers, which is due to the innate characteristics of the central nervous system and upbringing. Therefore, for most people, one hand is leading, and the second is less involved in active actions. If two right-handed or left-handed people meet in battle, then it is easy for them to interact. They will have a good understanding of the intentions and actions of the enemy and can use the techniques and tactics known to them. It is much more difficult to fight with an opponent whose dominant hand is different from yours. In this case, all guidelines change and it is difficult to rebuild, concentrate and resist a strong unusual opponent. In order to become a universal fighter and win in any fight, M. V. Shatunov, who is the author of the book "Russian Fisticuffs" and has been practicing martial arts for three decades as an athlete and teacher, recommends training both hands at once. All techniques and techniques can be mastered, first, with the leading, and then with the other hand. This will simultaneously contribute to the development of motor areas in both hemispheres of the brain, which will allow you to quickly and accurately respond to what is happening during the battle. Although in a critical situation, most often a person begins to act in a familiar way, this can be beneficial. For example, with an injury to the leading hand, you can continue the fight with the other. Performing combat techniques with both hands can be useful in life in different situations.

All fighting techniques in Radogor are divided into 3 groups. These include notch strikes performed along circular motion paths, wing strikes delivered with elbows and forearms, and direct strikes used in wall-to-wall combat. Also in Russian fisticuffs, head and shoulder strikes are allowed. It uses various defensive techniques, most of which are taken from the practice of wall fighting and svili techniques (with turns and twists).

In fisticuffs, fist strikes (different sides) are traditionally used, as well as palm strikes. In some cases, the blow is made with a palm with a retracted thumb(slap in the face) or folded in the form of a boat (crack). In combat, striking is important. To do this, you need to own a brush and be able to quickly clench and relax your fists. A. K. Belov calls these actions wedge-shaped concentration. It is carried out according to a certain scheme (Fig. 2).

Figure 2. Stages of wedge-shaped concentration: 1 - relaxed hand; 2 - a compressed and tense fist; 3 - weakened fist

At the moment the arm is extended to strike the opponent, the hand must be relaxed. Directing your hand towards the target, you begin to squeeze the brush and, having reached the enemy, strike with your fist. It is during the blow that the fist should be tense, then your efforts will reach the goal, and the blow will be strong. After that, the hand is relaxed, but the hands are not completely unclenched. In this way, three stages of wedge-shaped concentration are performed.

However, this is still not enough for the blow to be strong and accurate. It is important to combine the stages of wedge-shaped concentration with the phases of your respiratory cycle (inhale - exhale - respiratory pause). With the observance of the strike technique, the fist contracts and strains as much as possible during exhalation and relaxes during the respiratory pause. At the moment of contact with the body of the enemy, the fist is compressed tightly and after a fraction of a second - as much as possible. Further, the fist is withdrawn and at the same time it is relaxed. After maximum compression of the brush, it is immediately difficult to relax and unclench it, but this is not necessary. It is enough to loosen the fist a little so that the muscles of the hand reduce the tension, but at the same time the readiness to quickly repeat the blow remains.

The study of Radogora's technique should begin with racks and the simplest techniques - notch strikes.

A stand is a special posture for the successful use of combat techniques. However, a good fighter can fight from any position. However, it is more convenient and effective to attack the enemy by taking a stance for a moment. It should be borne in mind that in a fist fight there is often no time to take a stance, because the enemy is very close and also attacks. However, if possible, it is better to use combat techniques from the stand. This helps to strike the enemy accurately and with maximum force.

The main counter in Radogor is the key charter (Fig. 3). The legs in this position are apart, the center of gravity of the body moves forward a little so that the heels are ready to leave the ground at any moment. In this case, one leg is supporting to a greater extent than the other. The arms are bent at the elbows and placed in front of you, palms forward. The back is a little tense. From this position it is easy to move on to attack or repel an enemy attack.

At each level, a person masters the principles and work with a certain type of weapon, incl. with different knives. In subsequent levels, weapons are added, and the principles deepen in understanding. So, if we are talking about knives, at the first level they learn how to work with a Canarian knife, at the second - with a stone knife, and at the third - with a Navajo.

In this post, you will see examples of Spanish boxing demonstrations as a result of knife work. The demonstrations were held by the masters of the school - academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and director of the CIF "Destreza Achinech".

1. Fistfight like working with a Canarian knife

You are used to the fact that the first level is a certain level for beginners, those who have just come and have never held any weapons in their hands. But this school is knightly. There are no newbies here. And the first level here is the level of weapons, the level of certain training. As you know, both the Spanish stick of Toledo and other weapons require good skills. At the same level, they learn to work with the Canarian knife (“cuchillo canario”).

2. Fistfight like working with a stone knife

On the one hand, we learn to work with a stone knife. It is heavy and no one uses it today. However, we will need it at the third level, when we learn how to work with the Navajo. In addition, given that the stone knife is made in the image of a human fist, working with it also prepares us for fisticuffs and gives us the ability to disarm the enemy. Thus, possession of a stone knife makes it possible to learn how to conduct hand-to-hand combat, as well as use improvised means if you are left face to face with an armed enemy.

3. Fistfight as a Navajo job

This blade is quite versatile and is literally designed for a reverse grip (Norman) for delivering "punching" blows.

This is what a Spanish fist fight looks like. It differs from the Russian one in technique and strikes. Such blows that are in the Spanish battle - they are not in the Russian. And, accordingly, in Russian fisticuffs there are such blows that are not in the Spanish fisticuffs. It is good to know both fisticuffs.

Spanish fisticuffs differ from Russian fisticuffs in that they have a slightly different configuration. The configuration is in the method of training and in striking. In Spanish there are 5 stages of training, and in Russian fisticuffs - 8. But for me this training method is extremely interesting. Russian is long, and Spanish is fast. It is this fistfight that is studied at the second level of our school - after unbalancing. An African fight grows out of the Spanish fist fight, where 2 sticks are in the hands, one is a shield, and the other is a striker. The training methodology is the same as in stick fighting and fist fighting, and, accordingly, exactly the same training methodology for knife fighting. As you can see, the Spanish system underlies the South African and the entire African system of martial arts. The Spanish fist fight is called Achipeque. - Professor Destreza Oleg Maltsev comments.

Introduction

Russian fisticuffs originate in the ancient traditions of the people. Historically, it so happened that Russia at all times fought against foreign invaders. Not without a fight and festivities on holidays. For many centuries, certain techniques have been developed in Russian fisticuffs. In different areas they differed from each other, had characteristic features. In Rus', several areas of fisticuffs were formed. The most famous of them are buza and skobar. Currently, they represent well-known schools of Russian fisticuffs. Many modern schools have been developed on the basis of traditional methods of Russian fisticuffs. For example, this applies to Radogora, whose main technique is fisticuffs. Russian fist traditions, along with martial arts, have entered modern hand-to-hand combat schools, which are widely used for self-defense during an attack and in the training of law enforcement officers.

Russian fisticuffs continue in sports as well. Many modern schools of fisticuffs and hand-to-hand combat are developing in the sports direction, regularly hold competitions, and train young athletes.

Russian fisticuffs can be used for self-defense in a street fight. With a sudden attack, it is easiest to use techniques based on the natural movements of the body. They arise reflexively and therefore are complementary to the attack of the enemy. However, in any hand-to-hand combat, even street fisticuffs, it is not enough just to follow the actions of the attacker. It is important to be able to navigate the situation and outwit the enemy. To do this, you need to apply certain tactics.

In sports, fighters deliberately enter the court and engage in hand-to-hand combat. They show their professional skills, strength, dexterity, beautiful practiced movements. Spectators and fans watch this spectacle with pleasure. In ordinary life, without the need to defend against an attack, there is no need for a fight. It is easier and more expedient to prevent a fight than to risk your health and life. This applies to any person, regardless of the level of physical and combat training.

To prevent conflicts that can lead to a fight on the street, do not respond to provocations. Often street clashes begin with a question or appeal to a passerby. In such a situation, the enemy is more willing to hook, humiliate, intimidate the victim with words. With the intent to maim or kill, he would move into action without words. If in this situation one maintains restraint and calmness, as well as an internal readiness to fight back, then the enemy loses self-confidence, and he himself begins to feel fear. In such a situation, fights can be avoided.

In a street fight, you should not use a weapon, even if you have it with you. First, there is no certainty that it will not end up in the hands of the enemy, who will use it against you. Secondly, if you use it for its intended purpose, you may exceed the limits of necessary self-defense and thereby break the law. A display of weapons may stop petty hooligans, but if you're attacked by a hardened criminal, it won't stop him. Especially if he notices fear and lack of confidence whether to use weapons. That is why fisticuffs or other hand-to-hand combat skills are the best means of self-defense in a street attack.

The complexity of a street fight lies in the fact that it starts suddenly, without preparation, so the ability to quickly respond to a situation, concentrate, as well as body control skills will help you fend for yourself. At the same time, you need to take a fighting spirit - forget about fear, about pain. It helps to think better in a street fight and win it.

In any system of hand-to-hand combat, great importance is given to the psychological preparation of fighters. It helps to take the right attitude and use various tactics in battle.

On the basis of Russian fisticuffs, various modern schools of hand-to-hand and, directly, fisticuffs arose. Many of them are known not only in Russia, but all over the world. Some are more focused on fighting in the conditions of hostilities, others pursue as their goal not only the training of fighting techniques, but also the preservation of traditions. In any case, Russian fisticuffs continue to live and do not lose their relevance. Championships are held annually in Russia various types Russian wrestling. Even children, teenagers and women participate in some competitions. Thus, Russian fist traditions contribute to the development of sports and the familiarization of people of various categories with it. Do not forget about the role of fistfighting skills for self-defense. Everyone needs to master simple self-defense techniques.

Chapter 1
History of Russian fisticuffs

Theory of attack and defense

Russian fisticuffs originate in pagan Rus'. It is impossible to know exactly the date and even the century of their origin, but the chronicler Nestor mentions fisticuffs in The Tale of Bygone Years (1048), condemning the participants in such battles. In this regard, some historians put forward a hypothesis about the origin of this "entertainment" in the 9th century or much earlier. It is not yet possible to confirm or refute such assumptions.

Despite the negative attitude towards this tradition of the Christian church, which had been established in Rus' since the 10th century, fisticuffs continued to exist, like many other Russian customs, linking paganism with Christianity.

Enough evidence has been preserved of the development of fisticuffs from the first mention in the annals to the present day to judge what changes this competitive game has undergone.

Western historians of the sport sometimes argue that fisticuffs only existed in antiquity and later appeared in the British Isles in the 13th century. Such conclusions are incorrect, because it is reliably known that fisticuffs in Rus' existed long before the 13th century.

In addition, images of fisticuffs were found in hieroglyphs and paintings of ancient civilizations: ancient egypt, Babylon, Aegean culture. On them you can see warriors fighting among themselves precisely on their fists.

Despite the variety of types of Russian fisticuffs, their uniqueness lies in the competition involving a large number of people at the same time. Even today, this fun is associated more with big games than with a sports duel: a large number of people can compete in teams or every man for himself.

The next page in the development of fisticuffs can already be called Ancient Greece, where there were descriptions of the battles themselves and legends associated with their divine origin. In antiquity, fisticuffs were considered aesthetically pleasing. exercise suitable only for strong and courageous men. Even then, well-known personalities participated in fisticuffs: poets, writers, scientists and even statesmen. It is known that Pythagoras participated in Olympic Games and practiced this sport.

In ancient civilizations, fights were fought on bare fists or with leather bandages on the hands (prototype of gloves). Russian fisticuffs are also carried out in mittens that soften blows, although this rule was not immediately widespread.

Types of Russian fisticuffs

Fisticuffs from ancient times were divided into several types according to the number of participants and the vastness of the communities facing each other.

Many are familiar with the expressions “street to street”, “settlement to settlement”, “village to village”. All of them are connected with the history of fisticuffs. In addition, there were fights-fights (“one on one”, “one on one”) of several varieties. Among the mass battles, the most popular are "wall to wall" and "hitch-dump".

wall to wall

Wall to wall (wall fight)- the most spectacular and most famous type of mass fisticuffs that were held on holidays or to resolve some issues between residents of different streets, workers of various professions, etc.

Each side stood in a wall (a solid line of people), which could consist of several rows, facing the other wall and, on command, tried to overcome the enemy: force them to retreat, put them to flight, thin out the wall or force them to surrender. The team that retreated outside the territory designated for battle or whose wall “torn” in one or several places lost. There was another option for determining winners and losers. The battle continued until one of the parties surrendered (for example, when most of the fighters were disabled). Then, after each retreat, during a short break, the "laggards" changed participants, tactics and setting in the wall, and then again opposed their rivals, until some kind of wall won the final victory. The last variant described was more violent, often leading to severe injury and even death to the participants, especially before the introduction of softening rules for the game. However, it was these games that gave hardening and prepared for real battles.

The attack was carried out using various military techniques: a pig (wedge), with the replacement of the fighters of the first row with the fighters of the last, etc.

Since the 16th century, foreign diplomats have noted the benefits of wall fisticuffs for the formation of endurance and strength of Russian soldiers. Everyone participated in the walls, from young men to elderly men. At the same time, the battle could take place in three stages: first, teenagers clashed from both sides; then unmarried youths joined the fray; Finally, adult men entered the fray. Stages could continue together or go in turn, one after the end of the other.

Today, this type of fisticuffs is the most common, it can be seen not only in historical reenactment clubs or ethnic settlements, but also during festivities, big holidays, weddings, after spectacular sports events as an additional entertainment, training and display of physical abilities. But controversial issues are no longer resolved by fisticuffs in our days: such “wall to wall” competitions are more like fights without rules.

on my own

By myself (one by one)- a fist fight, the most revered type of fisticuffs in Rus'. Two rivals converged with each other to decide which of them was right, or simply to measure their strength.

Fist fights were organized and spontaneous. In the first case, the fight could be scheduled in advance, several days in advance, or on the same day, but with the participation of the organizer, who acted as a judge. Natural battles were held, as a rule, at fairs, during festivities, less often in everyday situations.

The Russian "one-on-one" fight was very similar to the traditional English bare-handed boxing popular around the same time. However, mitigating rules were established in Rus' a little earlier: do not beat a lying person, do not use metal objects, etc. In England, such prohibitions appeared only in 1743.

An interesting type of fist fight called "blow to blow". In this variant, the participants struck each other in turn. Whom to strike first was determined by lot or by mutual agreement (a stronger one could give up the right of the first blow to an opponent if he considered him weaker than himself). Such fisticuffs had the character of entertainment and were practically not used to sort things out. At the same time, there were cases when the entire fight ended after the first blow: the opponent could not stand up due to a serious injury or due to a sudden death. Therefore, the fight "punch on blow" included stricter rules than the usual confrontation "one on one". The one receiving the blow could not defend himself (it was only allowed to cover his ears and temples with his palms facing the enemy), but the attacker, for example, should not have hit the temple. Both participants stood still and did not dodge the blows.

Another type of fisticuffs is hunting fights. The participants in these battles often fought in mittens with metal plaques sewn on them. Dodges were forbidden, as were kicks. It was possible to hook the opponent, but basically the fight was fought in open stances, without blocks and slopes. The main advantage, in addition to a quick reaction, in such a battle was physical strength and endurance, the ability to stand on one's feet and endure pain.

Sometimes fisticuffs took a more serious turn, becoming a variant of the legal court: the loser was considered the guilty party, whether he was the defendant or the plaintiff. Such a court was called "field" and existed until the death of Ivan IV (the Terrible) in 1584. The duel-field could take place both directly between the plaintiff and the defendant in the lawsuit, and between their representatives - contractual fighters. As a rule, they resorted to the “field” only when it was difficult to pass a sentence.

Fights "one on one", which took place for fun, and not to sort things out, began with hugs and kisses: the rivals showed that there was no personal enmity between them, and the fight was only "for fun".

In addition to entertainment, fisticuffs were a kind of war school that developed the people's skills necessary to defend the Motherland. Secrets and history of fisticuffs.

Fist fighting is a fun, which is a fight with fists. It existed in Russia from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to entertainment, fisticuffs were a kind of war school that developed the people's skills necessary to defend the Motherland. To designate competitions, in addition to the term "fist fight", such as: "fists", "fight", "navkulachki", "fist striker", "strike" were used.

Starting from a very early age, with the help of a variety of games, such as "king of the hill", "on an ice hill" and "a bunch of small ones", wrestling and throwing, they gradually got used to the fact that you need to be able to stand up for the Motherland, family and themselves. As the children grew older, the games developed into actual fights known as "fistfights". Fisticuffs were usually held on holidays, and the rampant fighting began during Maslenitsa.

According to the number of participants, they were divided into: “street to street”, “village to village”, “settlement to settlement”. In the summer, the battle took place in the squares, in the winter - on frozen rivers and lakes. Both ordinary people and merchants participated in the battles. The most common type of fisticuffs was "wall to wall". The battle was divided into three stages: at first the boys fought, after them - unmarried young men, and at the end the adults also put up a wall.

It was not allowed to beat a lying or crouched person, to grab his clothes. The task of each side was to turn the enemy side to flight, or at least force them to retreat. The wall that lost the “field” (the territory on which the battle was fought) was considered defeated. each "wall" had its own leader - "leader", "ataman", "fighting headman", "leader", "old man", who determined the tactics of battle and encouraged his comrades.

Each of the teams also had "hope" fighters, who were intended to break the enemy's formation, pulling out several fighters from there at once. A special tactic was used against such warriors: the wall diverged, letting “hope” inside, where special fighters were waiting for him, and immediately closed, preventing the enemy’s wall from passing.

In 1751, fierce battles took place on Millionnaya Street; and Elizaveta Petrovna found out about them. The Empress tried to reduce the number of dangerous fights and adopted a new decree preventing them from being held in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Under Catherine II, fisticuffs were very popular. Count Grigory Orlov was a good fighter and often invited famous fists to measure their strength with him.

In 1832, Nicholas I completely banned fisticuffs “as harmful fun.” After 1917, fisticuffs were classified as remnants of the tsarist regime and, without becoming sporty look struggle, passed away. In the 90s of the XX century, attempts began to revive the schools and styles of Slavic martial arts, including fisticuffs.

Boxing Secrets

As in any business, there are many secrets in Russian fisticuffs. Some of them are brought to your attention. Of course, after they become known to a wide range of readers, they will no longer be secrets. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Sometimes it is simply necessary to reveal secrets, if only in order to draw attention to the phenomenon, the sides of which are being declassified.

Let's start with the features of the strike. First of all, you need to master the principle of wedge-shaped concentration. Without this initial link, no further improvement is possible.

The implementation of the wedge-shaped concentration should take place in parallel with the development of the mechanics of impacts.

You need to start at a slow speed in order to properly learn how to perform the element. But as soon as you understand the mechanics and trajectories of the impact, you need to immediately move on to the middle and top speed execution. The described principle is applicable to any type of Slavic-Goritsa wrestling of the classical style, starting from all types of percussion techniques and ending with throwing.

From personal experience of self-study, I can recommend working out technical elements in front of a mirror in order to learn how to follow the correct trajectories of strikes.

The setting of the strike goes in “several stages, the first of which is the removal of the strike in the air.

From the very beginning of your training, make sure that the acquired skill is actively mastered with both hands (or both legs, in case it is a kicking technique).

Achieving double-handedness is an important moment in the development of a fighter. This quality not only allows you to balance your technical capabilities, but also to develop the motor function of both hemispheres of the brain at the same time.

Although during the fight, many still act on the basis of their innate stereotype of behavior and manifest themselves as either right-handed or left-handed.

Since in our country in the Soviet, and in many respects in the post-Soviet period, the left-hander was not supposed to exist, and the system of Soviet education dictated uniformity even in physiology, this led to the fact that in our reality the vast majority of people became right-handed, albeit overtrained. Therefore, the left-hander for the majority of boxers and fists in Russia is a serious danger - in many respects only because the supporters of the right stereotype are not ready for those blows that are considered common for the left stereotype.

While this does not mean that right-handers are worse than left-handers, left-handers do win more often. Most likely because the left-hander is more intuitive in his fighting style, while the right-hander is rationalistic. These types have different directions of development. For example, a left-handed intuitionist unconsciously seeks to rationalize his combat training, going from natural to rational in his search. A right-handed rationalist is, as a rule, a slightly ponderous "techie", striving to achieve the naturalness that comes to him after for long years"scientifically constructed" workouts. The most ugly deviation in education is the retraining of a left-hander into a right-hander or vice versa. Even worse, if a person tries to retrain on his own.

Such deviations are neutralized very simply and naturally if you become a supporter of double-handedness. Remember the law feedback, we can say with confidence that not only brain activity affects physiology, but physiology also has an equally important effect on brain development.

As long as your motor skill is pulled in either direction, you will remain vulnerable to your opposite.

As for the other principles of striking, I will talk about them in order of priority.

After you have fought enough with your reflection in the mirror or with a shadow on the wall, it is advisable to move on to striking thin twigs of bushes and tree branches. If you are engaged in the warm season, then the blows can be worked out on the leaves. Such training creates the effect of dropping the target from under the blow, which trains the balance of the body, accustoming you not to fall into the void in the blow and immediately return to a stable position.

In the traditions of the Russian North, there is another way to strike. A thick bundle of rods tied together is dug into the ground, after which blows are applied to it until the bundle scatters.

The next step in your improvement can be the traditional for modern boxing method of delivering a blow to the paws. With this method of training, your partner must constantly move and remove his paws from under the blow in order to form the striker with high mobility and the ability to hit accurately, taking into account the movement of the opponent.

Another traditional way of setting a strike can be considered next exercise. It is carried out in winter, both fighters are dressed in hats with earflaps and quilted padded jackets, thick winter mittens on their hands. One of the fighters performs from the blows of the enemy with elements of the defense of the wall fight, the other strikes at full strength.

For setting up strong direct and side punches that do not require complex technical interaction with other elements, a sandbag is quite suitable, which has been known in Europe since ancient times as the main training equipment for fists and later boxers.

However, in order to master the notch fighting style, for a start it is simply necessary to conduct training fights in which blows are applied with the palms - to avoid injuries.

Nevertheless, it is extremely difficult to learn the Sich from a textbook. To facilitate this task, I recommend referring to educational videos on the Slavic-Goritsa wrestling.

The initial forms of basic training and the methods of training individual methods of combat should in no case obscure the main goal of the training.

The goal is to reach the mastery of the whole complex of Russian fisticuffs. In the future, all training fights, and even more so competitions, should be held only on a bare fist. In principle, he is not so naked, as he usually always defends himself elastic bandage- to avoid injury to the hand. In addition, rather dense leather or felt bracers covering the forearm are also used. But this minimal hand protection is designed to protect your hand, not your opponent from injury, as happens, for example, in boxing. The gloves used in boxing are so uncomfortable and inapplicable in real combat that it is simply impossible to consider them an important part of the equipment.

Your opponent must take care of his own safety, for this there are sections such as hand-to-hand combat techniques and tactics.

affecting theoretical basis Russian fisticuffs, it is impossible not to note several of its features.

Russian fisticuffs are most effective at medium and close range, as well as at the upper and middle tiers. The remaining distances and levels for fisticuffs are not combat. At other distances and levels, it is necessary to use a different technique. Thus, fisticuffs solve their local tasks within the conditions for which it is programmed by our biomechanics.

A distinctive feature of Russian fisticuffs is the functional ability to rebuild strikes into grips, thereby transferring the fight from shock to wrestling. In addition, from the technique of fisticuffs, you can instantly go to the technique of kicking, as well as to the technique that balances the activity of the upper and lower belt of levers, regardless of whether it is subject to shock or wrestling stereotypes.

Another feature of Russian fisticuffs is that the actions of the fist are not just directed against the technical actions of the enemy, but actively attack his reaction, causing exactly those actions that are necessary for the fighter - the fist.

There are two types of attacks in Radogor - closed and open. An open attack is a normal frontal attack when you are face to face with an opponent. An open attack is usually carried out with a shift from the line of attack to the diagonal.

A closed attack, on the contrary, takes you with your back to the enemy. It is carried out, as a rule, to enhance the subsequent attacking impact with rotation and stabilization by impact.

In a one-to-many combat situation, the skill of changing open and closed attacks is vital, since opponents are on all sides.

Thus, Radogora is actively led not only to the front, but also behind the back, which creates the phenomenon of spatial combat at a distance of Arms Reach.

Another rule of Radogora says that you must not overdo the attack, otherwise you risk losing mobility.

When fighting alone against many, the loss of speed and mobility can cost you a loss of health. The main goal of your attack in this situation is to prevent the enemy from attacking. As soon as the resistance is crushed, you immediately move on to the next opponent through the element of the twist and change of position.

In Radogor, as in kicking, a strike or series of strikes must be used to move and automatically change position. For example, if you need to move forward, then you throw a straight line from the inflow in the right direction, and your legs, as it were, catch up with your forward hand. If you need to turn around behind your back with a blow, then inflaming is the best fit for this. If you need to let the enemy pass by by attacking his rear, then the chest twist with a crack will ideally cope with this task.

Of course, the possibilities I have listed are just an approximate illustration of the richest possibilities of movement that Radogora opens up for us.

In Russian fisticuffs, or Radogor, there are two main principles of attack. The first principle says that your first onslaught accomplishes the task of removing the potential of resistance from your opponent. This tactical task is solved with the help of the technique of disabling the limbs of the enemy. For example, if the opponent is prone to kicking, or at least started with a leg, then you should instantly injure his limbs with directed blows.

The same applies to the fighting technique in the hands. After your first attack, when the horizon of your opponent's possibilities has noticeably narrowed, you must immediately move on to the second attack, implementing the second principle of Radogora.

So, the second attack is subject to the principle of maximum destruction of the enemy. Having destroyed or significantly weakened the resistance potential of your opponent, you should try to cause him to lose orientation, a painful shock - in general, bring him to a state in which he will not be able to resist.

With this construction of the attack, it is absolutely not necessary to severely cripple and even more so kill the enemy. In that, as a rule, there is no need, except in cases related to military operations.

Both the first and the second attack must be carried out from any position. In order to be comfortable fighting, it is necessary to master as many types of movement and technical standards used in combat as possible.

Individual blows, ligaments and even complex stereotypes of combat as a whole are subject to the principle of wedge-shaped concentration, which has found its various formal expression in them.

If we take a separate blow, performed according to the principle of wedge-shaped concentration, then we get an approximate schematic sequence, expressed through triglav:

inertia set - maximum concentration - stress relief. According to the principle of this triglav in the Slavic-Goritsa wrestling, bundles of three elements are performed: the first element is a set of inertia; the second element is the maximum concentration in the blow; the third element is stress relief, stabilization. Regarding the tactical constructions of Radogora, this scheme also works flawlessly. The first attack is preparatory, corresponds to a set of inertia; the second attack - the main one, is carried out in the maximum power and speed mode; the third step is to release tension through a change of position or stabilization with a final blow.

If we consider the wedge-shaped concentration from the point of view of the state of the energy potentials of the attacker and the defender, then we get approximately the following picture. The first stage of the attack is aimed at gathering the energy of the enemy around him by attacking his peripheral zones. After the opponent's energy is concentrated around him, you, with your most potentially powerful, main impact, condense his volume, adding stress concentration in the central area. The third stage of the attack drives the opponent into deep energy or nervous stress, forming an energy trauma. In this case, the depth of the lesion is directly proportional to the area of ​​the lesion. Simply put, the enemy's energy is compressed, and then explodes inside him. This effect in the language of physiology is called reaction attack.

In order to recover from the received energy trauma, it is enough for you to sit for an hour or two by the fire, looking at the fire. By the way, if you have problems with coordination of movements, then you can get rid of them by periodically observing the burning of fire in a fire, while figuratively presenting yourself as being inside the fire that directs your movements.

Of course, this method will not give any results, except for emotional balance, if your exercises are not supported by regular bodily practice, organized on the basis of a creative attitude towards your chosen business.

At the initial stages of mastering the technique, you can use a tactical scheme of a defensive nature, first defending yourself with a svile, then delivering your blow. You can combine the technique yourself, using the principle of maximum ease of implementation.

1) Try to attack the enemy in a variety of ways.
2) Don't hit the same spot twice in a row.
3) Try to attack the enemy at least two levels.
4) When performing a twist, keep in mind that in its pure form, it is used only to fail the first onslaught of the enemy.
5) Try to get out of the corridor of movement when performing an attack or disrupting an enemy attack.
6) When forming the momentum of your movement, push off the ground, developing a rush forward.

7) Try to crush or interrupt the opponent's blows with your blows.
8) Movement must be constant and unstoppable.

The last note to close this chapter is that you must align your actions with the Law of Tribogy.

If you fight too widely and overuse wide range punches, you will inevitably get hit with short, tight punches. If, on the contrary, you limit the strike zone too much, you will inevitably run into a strong blow from the periphery.

Thus, you must hold a certain rule during the fight, constantly remembering the disadvantages and advantages of blows: if you hit with a straight line, you open under the side, and if you hit with the side, you open under the straight line.

The principle of intermediate defenses helps to get out of this situation. When you strike, regardless of whether you hit or not, you will not fail to immediately close the protective element or change position.

I think that's enough said, now it's up to you!