In the Single Post technique, what is the initial movement described?

In the Single Post technique, what is the initial movement described?

• A. Step Diagonally To Regain Position
• B. Pivot And Rotate To Face The Subject
• C. Drive Forward With The Rear Leg, Pushing With One Arm
• D. Explode Backwards Off The Front Leg Away From Subject

Answer: (C)

Single Post starts by creating forward contact and control through the body’s weight and a one-arm push. Driving forward with the rear leg puts your weight into the engagement and closes the gap, while the push from one arm establishes the initial point of contact that you’ll use to guide and balance the attacker’s momentum. This combination sets up the post and creates the leverage needed to move into the controlled stance without retreating or losing balance. Other movements would instead reposition you after contact or push you away: stepping diagonally to regain position, pivoting to face the subject, or exploding backward off the front leg all reduce the forward control that the technique relies on and don’t initiate the single-point post in the same way.

Single Post starts by creating forward contact and control through the body’s weight and a one-arm push. Driving forward with the rear leg puts your weight into the engagement and closes the gap, while the push from one arm establishes the initial point of contact that you’ll use to guide and balance the attacker’s momentum. This combination sets up the post and creates the leverage needed to move into the controlled stance without retreating or losing balance.

Other movements would instead reposition you after contact or push you away: stepping diagonally to regain position, pivoting to face the subject, or exploding backward off the front leg all reduce the forward control that the technique relies on and don’t initiate the single-point post in the same way.