Side Kick Defense Keeping the guard up

In the Martial Science we teach defenses to teach body movement and not specifically to defend against a unique attack (though it is possible). We name the files so people might be able to find them easier. Mainly this is for our students and those that have already read the Philosophy and System book. The side kick defense is applied by falling over the kick and striking with the forearm bone (ulna) onto the calf. Regardless of what side-kick is thrown, if the kick is committed to make contact, then the drill can be performed. Again, we are teaching the movements and not specifically the technique of defending against a side kick which is a small part of the drill and possible. I realize this is hard to understand, but an important concept to know when trying to grasp the way we train and why. Yes, practice drills do change. However, we have this in reverse. Students are learning to move as opposed to learning to defend against a specific attack. We use the attack as a way to train the movements. In a realistic self-defense situation, you will have to move according to the situation at hand - you must adapt. This is easier to do when you have solid control of your own body movement and used to manipulating opponents. Most likely you would end up in a situation that required one part of the technique and thus you could apply that one move or a combination from various drills. This is to say that you might perform a physical move from a punch defense as well as one from a ...