10/02/2025
JKD Empty Hand Salute Entry.
Saluting offers many options and complements the striking, trapping, locking, takedown and grappling arts, the roots of saluting are within the Indonesian and Filipino fighting systems.
The technique of saluting is basically a parry and cover put together.
It is used as an entry and consists of different range and hand motions to facilitate close quarter striking and grappling techniques.
In drill 5 the salute leads us to arm control and striking with the horizontal elbow, the arm wrench attacks the elbow joint, dumog attacks a body choke point disrupting their base allowing us to grab head control, then we trap their limb for the vertical elbow strike to the skull, which transitions perfectly into the guillotine choke crushing the throat airway.
In drill 6 we enter in with the salute but cut to his rear punching hand (his cross) by covering the line of attack, which transitions into hand grappling, as we attack with a downward elbow lock, then attack with dumog to disrupt their structure and base for the vertical elbow strike to the skull, leading to head and arm control for the guillotine choke.
(Drill 5 and 6 - No different then ground fighting locks, stand up locks take time and understanding to apply as you take advantage of a moment when available.)
Drill 7 saluting leads us to head steering for spinal manipulation enabling a smooth flow into the rear naked choke, cutting off the blood supply to the brain.
