Eye Blitz

In situations where there is a significant size disparity between the assailant and victim, there is a need for tools to reduce that advantage.

The eye blitz is one such tool, and it is even employed by special operators.

In fact, one tactic employed by special operators when finding themselves in a hand to hand situation is the use of sand, dirt or gravel.

They will throw the dirt into the eyes of their opponent, which at the very least causes a distraction.  This allows the operator to either escape, or follow up with disabling the enemy altogether.

The eye blitz is an important tool for women and people of smaller stature.

Check out this video of a lioness reacting to a male lion who has playfully snuck up on her.

Notice how she reacts by clawing at the face of the lion?

That is the essence of the eye blitz.

The eye blitz is performed with hands formed in tiger claws.  The movement is effectively a circular pattern, with each claw executing an attack.

The attack is performed by targeting the area just above the eyes, and then raking down with the claw.  This is done in continuous fashion with noisy intent, just as with the lioness.

The goal is not to target the eyes specifically, as it is too difficult to hit such a small target.

The goal here is to try and distract through rapid cycling of the movement, which may allow scraping of an eyeball.

At the very least, the assailant is distracted and either doubles over or backs off momentarily.  This is the opportunity for escape, or follow up with perhaps a kick to the groin.

In the videos below, I first demonstrate the Tiger Claw, and then demonstrate how to practice the eye blitz on a heavy bag.