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Just out of interest I've been doing some research as to why the wrist grab as a starting point for Self Defense is so common and why we train so much against an over head attack and both have the same answer - the roots of our Karate go back to a time of feudal Japan, when sword and knife carrying was very common and the most common attack with a sword? an overhead strike. Why was the grab so common? to stop you reaching for your sword!

Now I'm not saying that as this is such old news we shouldn't teach it but it is interesting to teach it in context and not teach it as SD because we are told it's a common attack coz it just ain't.