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.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Knife Defense Video
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.
According to the video, which I really enjoyed, btw, the other guy has to strike first.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: 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.