The difference between military combat techniques and police combat techniques lay in their objectives. Police combat techniques aimed at arresting, controlling, self-defense counterattacks, and restricting movements. Simply put, it was about seizing the opponent first, trying to limit his movements, and then using joint techniques and the like to control the situation.
The challenge of police combat techniques was a high demand for speed and situational judgment. But it suited your situation well. I thought you could learn a few extremely practical and effective moves with just two or three days of practice."
"Then let's learn the police techniques."
Although Leon was a bit tempted by the clean and decisive one-strike kill technique he'd just seen, as someone who knew nothing about fighting, he naturally chose to trust the judgment of the professional, observing the policewoman as she demonstrated police combat techniques obediently.
"Kingdom Police Combat Techniques consisted of 22 basic moves. Among them, three were offensive strikes, three were to cooperate with teammates to subdue the target, and the remaining 16 were self-defense counterattacks for various situations."
After rehearsing the stance of the Kingdom Police Combat Techniques, the policewoman, slightly flushed, exhaled a breath of white air and seriously explained to Leon,
"Since you only have three days, I'll pick three typical moves out of these 16 to teach you. If you can master these three moves, with your physical condition, you should be able to subdue most people instantly in a one-on-one situation."
"Uh... can you teach me a few more? I feel like I learn quickly."
Looking at his badge panel, Leon, determined to "level up," suggested,
"For instance, the offensive strikes, can you teach me one or two of those as well? Always being on the defensive isn't quite right, is it?"
"Don't aim too high! In such a short time, learning these three self-defense moves is already challenging!"
The policewoman stopped her movements upon hearing this and sternly admonished,
"Don't think self-defense is just taking hits. Self-defense moves should actually be called defensive counterattack moves, the core of which is to catch the flaw in someone else's attack for a counterattack, whereas offensive strikes will certainly expose a weakness to the opponent!
More importantly, even if your defensive counterattacks are poorly executed, they can at least help you defend; poorly executed offensive strikes, however, might inadvertently expose your vitals to the opponent's blade!"
Well then... let's just learn first. If I don't get a badge, she's probably right. If I get a badge, then I'll learn the rest from her later.
Unaware of Leon's thoughts, seeing him no longer persist and instead learning from her honestly, the policewoman couldn't help but nod in satisfaction before she spoke,
"Watch closely! The three moves I'm going to teach you are the most important and fundamental among the self-defense counterattacks, which are responses for when the opponent attacks your upper body, your lower body, and from behind."
The policewoman demonstrated an outside arm block gesture as she spoke.
"Imagine your two arms are like shields... Never mind, that's too abstract, come over here! Punch me directly! Hit faster!"
Nodding at the policewoman's words, Leon stood opposite her as she requested and threw a punch directly.
Immediately, it was as if the scene of the previous "one-strike" kill replayed itself. The policewoman, who had been standing directly opposite Leon, suddenly lowered herself, half her body slipping out of Leon's sight. Then Leon only felt an ache on the inner side of his arm, and his attack was swiftly deflected.
At the moment his right hand went numb, two soft "black snakes" climbed up and clasped his shoulder sockets. Something then struck his neck, and a nimble leg hooked his left knee's inner side powerfully, causing him to fall back instantly with the tips of someone's toes gently tapping his belly.
"Use your arm bone to hit the opponent's pressure points, and while he's numb, close in and grab his shoulders towards your body, headbutting his neck... If you want to go for the kill, hit the Adam's apple directly!"
Making a move of clasping shoulders and headbutting forcefully, the somewhat fierce-looking policewoman continued her demonstration while explaining,
"I've just covered the upper body part of this move, but your lower body has to move as well. At the moment the collision completes, use your leg to hook the opponent's leg back, then press forward with your body when he loses balance and finish with a kick! If aiming to kill, don't kick the belly; aim lower and stomp between the legs!"
Seeing the policewoman's shoe abruptly kick forward, just a fist away from his manhood, Leon couldn't help but shudder, an ultimate fear for men being awakened.
So the first move was a groin kick! It seemed that the assistant to the Minister of Security was right; competitions indeed restrained Isha's performance...
Ignoring Leon's shock, the policewoman in teaching mode wore a stern look upon her lovely face, pulling Leon up from the ground before commanding seriously,
"If you remember, switch roles; this time I'll attack you, and you block then trip me!"
Getting up and posing as required, facing the approaching right fist from the policewoman, Leon mimicked the move she taught, dropped his shoulder, and blocked, followed by locking her shoulder sockets with his hands and headbutting.
However, Leon was not yet familiar with the move. He dropped his shoulder too much, plus the policewoman had impressively long legs, standing as tall as an average man, causing the intended headbutt on her neck to slightly miss downward.
Upon colliding with his head, Leon realized he'd made a mistake. To avoid turning this teaching into a real fight, he quickly tightened his grip on the policewoman's shoulders, his leg meant to hook her knee instantaneously retracting for defense, blocking his vulnerable spots to avoid immediate disaster at any cost.
Surprisingly though, despite being hit hard by him, the policewoman's body merely stiffened a bit but didn't retaliate. Instead, she fell backwards, following the force of Leon's headbutt, even reaching out to protect his head during the fall to prevent a direct knock on the ground.
"Such a poor performance!"
After pushing the off-balance Leon away, the policewoman stood up again, patting the dust off her body, and made a displeased assessment,
"Your form completely collapsed! Except for knocking on my pressure points, your follow-up headbutt missed the target! The footwork didn't follow through!
Moreover, the most crucial part, you forgot to release my shoulders, which led to both of us falling down, making the final kick impossible! Get up and try again!"
Didn't get mad? Or even ask for an explanation? Are you such an understanding person? Where did the rash, fierce Isha go, the one who flipped my tray when arguments failed?
"Don't dawdle, continue!"
Seeing Leon examining her repeatedly in disbelief, the policewoman finally lost composure, her ears turning a tad red, as she stomped her foot and gritted her teeth,
"Hurry up! You have a very dangerous mission three days later, right? Learn more now, and you'll be a bit safer then! Stop thinking about those random things! Hurry up and practice!"
So... she cared about my safety, that's why her temper had subsided?
Seeing the policewoman maintaining a fierce look while stealthily pinching at her sleeves with her fingers, Leon couldn't help but chuckle lightly, then under her slightly mortified glare, he stood up straight, reassuming his blocking pose, and seriously declared,
"Again! I'll surely learn it this time!"
[Through Isha Hill's meticulous and repeated sparring, you successfully unlocked the Black Iron Level Badge "Fighting Novice."]
[Fighting Novice: After relatively systematic training, you have mastered some combat techniques. Although your level is not high, you have established a rather solid foundation.]
[Equipped Effect: As a novice fighter, even though your techniques are somewhat immature, with corrected execution method and habits, your power and speed in combat have slightly increased.]
[Advancement Route: Upon completing 20 actual combat incidents or 200 practice sessions, this badge will automatically advance to the Bronze Badge "Fighting Veteran." Current Progress: 0/20, 0/200.]
[Hidden Traits: Through proper cultivation and rigorous training, your talent in combat has been fully developed, granting you slightly predictive abilities in enemy attack direction.]
[Through self-study and reflection, you have mastered low-level combat abilities, activating the Abnormal Badge "Materialist Soul (Crimson)."
Your understanding of combat is "low," but due to being adept at summarizing experiences and self-adjustment, you successfully learned some notably unique skills from the instructor.
When attacking the enemy's eyes or groin, your hit chance and inflicted damage significantly increase.]