At first glance when you watch this video it may appear to make an argument against the SPEAR concept. But if you watch closely it is actually teaching our "counter strike" skill with a "force meets force" approach, rather than our "yeild to the force" approach. Bill Wolfe is an instructor that has had a great influence on my training for several years. I have been a member of the International Defendo Federation since 2001. I would say for at least the first 6 months that I was a police officer, I would watch one of my Defendo videos every day while I was getting ready for work. Thats how much value I place on the principles Mr. Wolfe teaches. He is a guy who has been there, done that. A retired special ops member of the Canadian military, and a ten year police and SWAT veteran, Mr. Wolfe teaches from a wealth of knowledge and experience. Notice how in the clip he uses the throat as a target, and the under side of the chin. Now just slide your forearm up there and you have the SPEAR. Pay close attention to when he is stating how the two handed strike to the arm would be ineffective. His inside arm is striking the attackers shoulder, not the neck. Also his hands are virtical and not closer to horizontal as they should be in the SPEAR. Check out how quickly he goes to the underhook for control (towards the end) and then uses the throat or eyes to direct the attackers movement. By the way I have learned 95% of what I know about the "Clinch" overhooks and underhooks from Bill Wolfe. Watch this clip several times, If you watch closely you will learn something new every time.
Be Safe, Train Hard
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