The Christian Martialist is primarily a defender of the faithful (one who in time of crisis puts himself between God's flock and danger). This blog is dedicated to those who voluntarily shoulder this burden.
In "Poetry and Other Deadly Pursuits" I made the point that a fight is a fight is a fight is a fight. In the video clip below, Jim Grover (a.k.a. Kelly McCann) demonstrates that principle. The introduction of the knife also introduces some tactical considerations, but his technical response looks a lot like any other self defense situation.
Things to look for:
The legal question of assault vs battery (when does attack begin?)
Where should you look in ANY potentially violent confrontation?
Look for what Tony Blauer calls the SPEAR, and I refer to as the combat wedge (see my "Startle Response" series of posts)
According to the video, which I really enjoyed, btw, the other guy has to strike first.
Question: If your life or the lives of your loved ones was at stake, would you risk spending time in jail for anticipating the attack and defending against it? I know I would.
We should look at the hands to "cold read" a potential attacker, as well as anticipating the next strike. I've learned that Keith Pascal really advocates this technique, contrary to the popular line from Karate Kid :"wook eyes".
I really liked the "combat wedge". That looked like a very utilitarian position.
The author of this blog does not advocate hate or unprovoked violence against any group. The purpose of this blog is to provide the very best information regarding philosophy, mindset training, and technique for the Christian in the context of defense. Nothing posted here should be construed as promoting or excusing hostile speech or acts toward anyone.
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According to the video, which I really enjoyed, btw, the other guy has to strike first.
Question: If your life or the lives of your loved ones was at stake, would you risk spending time in jail for anticipating the attack and defending against it? I know I would.
We should look at the hands to "cold read" a potential attacker, as well as anticipating the next strike. I've learned that Keith Pascal really advocates this technique, contrary to the popular line from Karate Kid :"wook eyes".
I really liked the "combat wedge". That looked like a very utilitarian position.
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