I was thinking some time ago about a martial arts style that was all, or almost all, defense based. Very few, if any, direct attacks.
I was thinking about it, that I used to work with a 3rd degree black belt who had a real Johnny Lawrence complex. His was fast aggressive.
This would be a martial art designed specifically to counter a fast-aggressive style.
The martial art would be called "One Hit Take Downs." Ways to stop a fight with one move, by either lethal or non-lethal means. Putting them in so much pain or otherwise disabling them with a single move, so that they cannot continue the fight. Perfect for Christians.
I was thinking about some of the moves. On a punch thrown, you would block and counter punch so quickly that their swing would bring their nose towards your fist at the same time. Breaking someone's nose is a non-lethal fight stopper. It could also kill someone with one attack.
Two practitioners of this art could not fight each other. Instead, they fight the fast-aggressive martial artists, (Karate, Tae Quon Do, etc.) and teach them a lesson about defense instead of offense.
(Doing Therapy)
A groin kick, and properly placed punch could knock them down and put them in a great deal of pain, and/or kill them. I imagine someone who was really good at it could knock them down without putting them in any pain at all. (Isn't that ironic, you would have to be good to learn how to NOT hurt someone!!!) Knocking someone down, putting them in pain, or both, would also stop the fight with one move. At least that's the concept of the martial art. If they get back up, that's their problem.
(Doing Therapy)
Ya know though, just an aside about that guy I worked with. He kept saying that he was disciplined, because he trained X number of hours a week. He was the least disciplined person I've ever known. I flat out told him "I could bring my 357 in here, and all of your martial arts would be useless. I am disciplined enough not to do that."
(Doing Therapy)
A style based on one-hit takedowns would be highly aggressive.
For the sense of a defensive style, look at Won Ton. It starts with a -20 sitmod and -15 damage mod on all incoming attacks, making it hard to hit and harder to hurt even the novice. It adds to this the Following Finger, which gives another -10 sit-mod on incoming attacks. The focused push and untouching push both create distance between the skilled user and the attacker (in addition to doing some damage), and the immobilizer and paralyzing strike both incapacitate the attacker. Only the power punch is truly aggressive. The blind fighting expands the defensive capabilities to more situations, and the levitation provides an escape method (where it works) that is difficult to follow.
That's probably the most defensive style I've developed.
--M. J. Young
I think I have a more defensive design in a Word document somewhere. I was thinking, "what's the most defensive a style can get?", and went from there. I'm pretty sure the only effective way to hurt your opponent is wait for him to try to hurt you, and there's a strong focus on immobility. Working title was "Pillar;" maybe I'll find and post it, but it would need some filler text and maneuver description.
Yeah, Scott, that's pretty much what I was thinking about. You don't attack under normal circumstances. You wait to be attacked, and counter attack.
(Doing Therapy)
Not exactly counterattacks; more like "why are you hitting yourself?". Maybe I'll have to post it.
Sounds like a reliance on "cause auto-injury" maneuvers. They can be pretty neat.
--M. J. Young