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Knees: The slightly bent knees also give you better mobility. Look at how tennis players stand when they are receiving a serve. Their knees are bent so that they can move in any direction as quickly as possible (see Fig. ssss1). The bent knee also gives you protection against a quick knee attack. Every martial artist knows that it is easier to break a straight leg than a bent one. Many street fighters say that they wait for their opponent’s leg to straighten out before they kick it—so that they can break it (see Figs. ssss1 and ssss1).

Hands: Your hands should be held up at eye level. With your hands in this position, it is easier to block an incoming blow to the face. I prove this theory with cadets by telling them that those who do not keep their hands up when they box with me will get hit in the head. Ninety-nine percent of them will get hit in the head—but only if they drop their hands below eye level. When the cadets and police officers that I have trained keep their hands at eye level, they can block 80 percent of all incoming punches to the head.