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Martial Arts Principle - Turn to Face Your Attacker or Not? by Keith Pascal
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4. There are definitely some occasions where you don't have to, or wouldn't want to, take the time to turn -- the multiple attacker scenario being the easiest to imagine....
5. Don't bother to turn around, if you are "moving on." Rear elbow the first attacker and the deal with the next attacker, as mentioned in the last point. Hit to the rear, and then escape.
Move through a crowd -- elbow the person trying to stop you and then continue moving.
Principle for When to Face Your Attacker
In general, turn to face the rear, when it's in your best interest to do so ... when you have the time and the need.
Sometimes, the need doesn't exist. For example, there are a lot of throws, where you drop someone who is behind you. Many of these don't require you to turn to your attacker either before or after the throw. And the person lands to your front, so voila' -- no turning.
Other times, you'd better get reoriented quickly.