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Some martial artists struggle to apply one wrist lock or joint lock. Other practitioners seem able to change locks at will. They have no problem changing from one wrist lock to the next.

In "Wrist Locks: From Protecting Yourself to Becoming an Expert," an entire chapter is spent on how to smoothly flow from one lock to another. But why would someone really want to change wrist locks? After all, isn't it enough to effect one lock. Once you have control of your opponent, you have control of your opponent, right? Isn't locked ... uh ... locked?

Imagine that you are effecting a wrist lock. Your opponent resists -- he or she tries to exert force in the opposite direction.

So, what do you do?

A practical idea would be to prevent the escape by hitting. It works, and it's direct. (That's your first possible response.) Another thought would be to go with the resisting pressure and flow directly into another familiar wrist lock.

You try your first lock -- your opponent resists -- so, you flow with the resistance into another lock, in the opposite direction. (That's a second response.) Still another idea would be to combine the best of both worlds ... Take both pieces of advice from above into one martial arts strategy. Why not try that first lock. If you feel resistance ... HIT! Then flow into the second lock.

Smooth, flowing, and direct. (Response number three.)

In order to make this work, you have to be willing to change mid-lock. You really are going with the flow. If you feel an opening, you hit. You can't plan exactly where and when the hit should happen. Don't be limited by preconceived thoughts of when you "should" hit. Now, is the time to think about using "No Way As Way..." (Bruce Lee quote)

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For another article on wrist locks, read Perfecting Wrist Locks Techniques.

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Keith Pascal is a martial-arts writer and has taught martial arts for 25 years.

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