The eyes are a primary CQC target that can be targeted to achieve various objectives and outcomes, ranging from incapacitation through to fatal outcomes through eye socket penetration. It is the bent fork fingers hand and fingers configuration that I will detail in this blog.
It is important to reduce risk of self-injury when utilising digital contact in CQC. The bent fork fingers means of digital eyeball contacting reduces risk to the lowest level possible while providing a gross motor skill robust means of contacting with the delicate eye balls. Covert or at minimum deceptive eyeballs targeting are the primary initiation and execution means of targeting the enemies eye balls so the first knowledge they have of such targeting is a contact subconscious autonomic reaction. Multiple bent fork fingers eyeballs striking is recommended to not only disrupt and distract your enemy along with impairing their vision but also cause injury and affect their inner resolve.
The bent fork finger configuration is a variation of the CQC flat hand. From a flat hand set status for a palm heel strike the fingers are locked firmly together and bent at right angles at the second joint forward of the knuckles. Like in parachute falling where the lower legs are locked together to increase limbs and joints safety on ground impact so are the fingers pressed firmly together to increase safety.
Fast arm extension retraction preferably originating from outside the targets range of peripheral vision will increase the chance of undetected eyeballs contact. The wrist can be either locked rigid or used in a forward rearward whipping action depending on the objective achievement requirements. The fingers can be utilised in a snatching clawing action as well to rake the eye balls.
In CQC training object snatching drills are practiced to increase speed of fluid action. From interfering with visual and mental focus through to causing eye ball injuries and temporary incapacitation the bent fork finger unarmed offensive actions are a proven primary means of military CQC eye balls targeting. Against a formidable foe they enable a temporary disabling disarming of immediate combative capability effect that puts ones enemy in a vulnerable status to other bodily destructive targeting. Through the robust gross motor skills capabilities provided by the bent fork finger eyeballs contacting the enemy can be forced to turn away exposing their vulnerable nape of their neck.
Palm jab entry strikes can be employed with bent fork fingers applications and when they enemy has been affected by eyeballs contact they can be targeted with a slide and pivot swivel transition to a master hand or boot skill to incapacitate or eliminate the enemy threat.
A variation of the bent fork fingers attack snatch can be employed combined with palm heel striking contact as part of battle dress webbing or body armour seizure and securing. The bent fork fingers gross motor high level contact to the eyeballs can be increased in effect by seizing and securing the back of the enemies head or pressing them against a solid backdrop.The bent fork fingers unarmed offensive can be employed from different angles and lines of travel as well including downward raking diagonal raking and lateral raking.
Targeting the most delicate target as the eyeballs by means of such a robust effective primary proven method increases the chances of achieving the objective as safely as combatively possible. It removes a majority of the risk of straight fingers dislocations if the target is missed and contact is to the forehead for example. It also reduces the risk of straightened fingers being seized and snapped.
